Sharlotte
Girl name · #4191 in 2025 · Uniqueness 50/100
Sharlotte is currently the #4191 girl name in the United States — 34 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8008, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 52,941 girls born in 2025 was named Sharlotte.
The 95-year story
Sharlotte first appears in the Social Security records in 1930, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 35 babies and a rank of #4114. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sharlotte per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sharlotte in class?
Sharlotte scores 50 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Sharlotte is most common
State-level data for Sharlotte is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Sharlotte
Statistically, parents drawn to Sharlotte tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Cozette, Everette, Elliotte, Elliette, and Scarlette.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sharlotte | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4172 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6169 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6464 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5091 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6325 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4909 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6521 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5661 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5985 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8008 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9517 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6462 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10429 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10451 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15242 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15784 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12688 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13518 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sharlotte a popular girl name?
Sharlotte ranked #4191 among girls in 2025 with 34 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8008.
When was the name Sharlotte most popular?
Sharlotte peaked in 2024, when 35 American girls received the name (ranked #4114 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sharlotte?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 52,941 newborn American girls was named Sharlotte. It scores 50/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.