How Many People Are Named Carlita?
An estimated 1,110 people in the United States have the first name Carlita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Carlita peaked in popularity in 1985 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlita 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 Carlita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,110
About 1 in 308,788 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1985
41 births
Total Registered
1,380
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlita
Carlita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,380 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carlita as a female name
Ranked #15,634 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1985 (41 births)
Carlita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlita span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 334 babies were registered. Carlita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlita by Decade
How has Carlita 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.
Carlita by State
Birth registrations for Carlita span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, District of Columbia. The lowest are in Missouri, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 6 Carlitas were registered per state.
Carlita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlita
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Carlita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlita?
We estimate approximately 1,110 people named Carlita 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 308,788 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlita a common name?
Carlita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,380 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlita most popular?
Carlita reached peak popularity in 1985, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlita is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlita a female name?
Carlita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlita Smith, Carlita Johnson, Carlita 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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