Name Legacy

Carletta

Recorded 1914–2022 · United States

Carletta was most popular in 1970, when 98 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,927 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,060 people named Carletta.

Most popular in1970
Rank that year#1,927
Births that year98
Total since 18803,060
Given to100% girls

Carletta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Carletta’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carletta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carletta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,060 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Carletta

Where Carletta is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org