How Many People Are Named Carletha?
An estimated 394 people in the United States have the first name Carletha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Carletha peaked in popularity in 1962 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carletha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carletha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
394
About 1 in 869,935 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1962
20 births
Total Registered
488
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carletha
Carletha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 488 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carletha as a female name
Ranked #14,807 in 1999
5 female births in 1999
Peak: 1962 (20 births)
Carletha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carletha span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 130 babies were registered. Carletha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carletha by Decade
How has Carletha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carletha by State
Carletha + Last Name Combinations
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Carletha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carletha?
We estimate approximately 394 people named Carletha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 869,935 Americans share this first name.
Is Carletha a common name?
Carletha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 488 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carletha most popular?
Carletha reached peak popularity in 1962, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carletha is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carletha a female name?
Carletha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carletha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carletha Smith, Carletha Johnson, Carletha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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