Charolette
A feminine name of French origin meaning "free woman".
Name Census estimates that about 2,352 living Americans carry the first name Charolette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Charolette today is around 51 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Charolette births was 1943 (90 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Charolette. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
2.4K
~ 1 in 145,729 Americans
Peak year
1943
90 babies that year
Average age
51
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,293
Tracked since 1914
Census
Charolette in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,734 people with the first name Charolette, which placed it at #6,014 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,014
National first-name rank
People counted
2.7K
2,734 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Charolette
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Charolette is White at 74.2%. The next largest groups are Black (14.7%) and Hispanic (4.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Charolette described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Charolette at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.2% · 2,029
- Black or African American14.7% · 402
- Hispanic or Latino4.4% · 120
- Two or more races4.1% · 111
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 50
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 22
Popularity
Charolette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Charolette from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 765 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1940s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Charolette by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Charolette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Charolettes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 15 states and territories. Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee recorded the most babies named Charolette, while Indiana, Florida, Alabama recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 57 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Charolette
The name Charolette is derived from the French feminine form of the name Charles, which ultimately traces its roots back to the Germanic name Karl, meaning "free man" or "warrior". The name gained popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly in France and England.
In its early form, the name was spelled as Charlette or Charlotta. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the chronicles of the 12th century, where a noblewoman named Charlotta de Burgundy is mentioned. She was a member of the influential House of Burgundy and lived during the reign of King Louis VII of France.
As the name spread across Europe, it underwent various spelling variations, including Charlot, Carlotta, and eventually, Charolette. One notable bearer of the name was Charolette of Savoy, who lived in the 15th century and was the daughter of Louis, Duke of Savoy. She married King Louis XI of France and played a significant role in the political affairs of her time.
In the 16th century, the name Charolette gained further prominence with the birth of Charolette de Bourbon-Montpensier, a French princess and writer who is remembered for her memoirs, which provide valuable insights into the life of the French nobility during the Renaissance period.
Another historical figure who bore the name was Charolette of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who lived from 1744 to 1818. She was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III. Her reign witnessed significant events such as the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution.
In the literary world, the name Charolette is immortalized in the novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1847. The character of Charolette Brontë, the author's pseudonym, is considered one of the most famous literary figures associated with the name.
Among other notable bearers of the name Charolette throughout history are Charolette Corday, a French Revolutionary who assassinated the Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat in 1793; Charolette Brontë, the English novelist and poet who wrote "Jane Eyre" and "Villette"; and Charolette Cushman, an American actress renowned for her portrayal of male roles on the 19th-century stage.
People
Charolette + last name combinations
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FAQ
Charolette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charolette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,352 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Charolette going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 145,729 US residents.
Is Charolette a common name?
We classify Charolette as "Rare". It ranks above 94.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,494 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Charolette most popular?
The single biggest year for Charolette was 1943, when 90 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Charolette is about 51 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Charolette in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,734 people with the name Charolette, or 0.91 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,014 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Charolette in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Charolette?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Charolette appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,732 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Charolette?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Charolette is White at 74.2%. The next largest groups are Black (14.7%) and Hispanic (4.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Charolette most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Charolette in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.2% (2,029 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Charolette in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Charolette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Charolette in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Charolette still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Charolette in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Charolette can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Charolette?
Want to know how many people have the name Charolette? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.