Girl’s name · Germanic, American English

Charlette

How to say it: shar-LET · /ʃɑrˈlɛt/

Modern American respelling of French Charlotte 'free man' - Germanic Charles with feminine -ette influence.

Charlette was the 3rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 72 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 17% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3for girls in 2025
1 in 246US babies
72born in 2025
#4projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
1 in 11chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Charlette
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3
Babies born in 202572
Share of births1 in 246
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+17%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#4
In France, 2025#49 among girls’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Charlette is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 41 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Char
  • Lottie
  • Lette

Honouring a Charlette in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Charlette is about 1 in 11.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, German.

In France: #49 for girls in 2025.

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