How Many People Are Named Carlette?
An estimated 829 people in the United States have the first name Carlette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Carlette peaked in popularity in 1966 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlette 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 Carlette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
829
About 1 in 413,455 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1966
45 births
Total Registered
1,019
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlette
Carlette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,019 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carlette as a female name
Ranked #14,523 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1966 (45 births)
Carlette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlette span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 354 babies were registered. Carlette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlette by Decade
How has Carlette 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.
Carlette by State
Birth registrations for Carlette span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina. On average, about 12 Carlettes were registered per state.
Carlette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlette
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Carlette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlette?
We estimate approximately 829 people named Carlette 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 413,455 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlette a common name?
Carlette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,019 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlette most popular?
Carlette reached peak popularity in 1966, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlette is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlette a female name?
Carlette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlette Smith, Carlette Johnson, Carlette 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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