How Many People Are Named Carletta?
An estimated 2,211 people in the United States have the first name Carletta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Carletta peaked in popularity in 1970 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carletta 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 Carletta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,211
About 1 in 155,022 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1970
98 births
Total Registered
3,060
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carletta
Carletta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,060 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carletta as a female name
Ranked #15,754 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1970 (98 births)
Carletta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carletta span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 625 babies were registered. Carletta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carletta by Decade
How has Carletta 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.
Carletta by State
Birth registrations for Carletta span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana. On average, about 32 Carlettas were registered per state.
Carletta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carletta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Carletta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carletta?
We estimate approximately 2,211 people named Carletta 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 155,022 Americans share this first name.
Is Carletta a common name?
Carletta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,060 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carletta most popular?
Carletta reached peak popularity in 1970, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carletta is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carletta a female name?
Carletta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carletta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carletta Smith, Carletta Johnson, Carletta 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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