How Many People Are Named Corletta?
An estimated 11 people in the United States have the first name Corletta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Corletta peaked in popularity in 1961 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Corletta 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 Corletta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Corletta is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
11
About 1 in 31,159,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1961
8 births
Total Registered
14
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Corletta
Corletta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Corletta as a female name
Ranked #5,925 in 1966
6 female births in 1966
Peak: 1961 (8 births)
Corletta: Popularity Over Time
Corletta by Decade
How has Corletta 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
Corletta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Corletta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Corletta
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Corletta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corletta?
We estimate approximately 11 people named Corletta 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 31,159,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Corletta a common name?
Corletta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 30.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Corletta most popular?
Corletta reached peak popularity in 1961, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Corletta is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Corletta a female name?
Corletta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Corletta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Corletta Smith, Corletta Johnson, Corletta 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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