Charlotte
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Charlotte is the French feminine form of Charles, which means “free man.” Charlotte is also read as “little and feminine.” Charlotte is a traditional name making a comeback, with literary ties to Charlotte Brontë and the spider of Charlotte’s Web. Charlotte can honor Charlotte de Berry, the legendary seventeenth-century woman who disguised herself as a man to become a pirate captain.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Charlotte in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Charlotte against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Charlotte is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Charlotte in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 13,400 girls were named Charlotte, making it the #2 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 453,433 girls have been named Charlotte, with the most (13,400) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Charlotte in other languages
- Carlota Catalan, Portuguese, Spanish
- Chanette Danish, Dutch
- Carlotta Italian
- Charlott Swedish
- Charlotta Icelandic
- Charlottia English
- Karlotta Icelandic
- Sarolta Hungarian
Charlotte name days
- July 17 France
- July 17 Luxembourg
- April 27 Norway
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Charlotte
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Charlotte, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Charlotte (Category 2) | 2022 | South Indian Ocean | 167 km/h |
| Tropical storm Charlotte | 2009 | South Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Charlotte | 1976 | South Pacific | – |
| Tropical storm Charlotte | 1973 | South Indian Ocean | – |
| Typhoon Charlotte (Category 5) | 1959 | Western Pacific | 269 km/h |
| Typhoon Charlotte (Category 3) | 1956 | Western Pacific | 204 km/h |
| Typhoon Charlotte (Category 2) | 1952 | Western Pacific | 157 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Charlotte
There are 39 towns and villages with Charlotte in their name, in 8 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 25🇦🇺 Australia 4🇨🇦 Canada 3🇭🇹 Haiti 3🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1🇬🇩 Grenada 1🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 1🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Charlotte | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | 911,311 | Map |
| Port Charlotte | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | 54,392 | Map |
| Charlotte Amalie | Saint Thomas Island, 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | 20,000 | Map |
| Charlotte | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | 9,054 | Map |
| Eastern Charlotte | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | 7,325 | Map |
| Charlotte | Vermont, 🇺🇸 United States | 3,861 | Map |
| Charlotte Harbor | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | 3,714 | Map |
| Charlotte Park | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,325 | Map |
| Charlotte | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,815 | Map |
| Charlotte | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,506 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Charlotte
There are 41 lakes and reservoirs with Charlotte in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 21🇺🇸 United States 19🇦🇺 Australia 1
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| Charlotte Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlotte Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlotte Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlotte Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlotte Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlotte Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlotte Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlotte Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlotte Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlotte Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Charlotte songs
18 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Charlotte in their title. The best known:
- Charlotte Sometimes – Simon Gallup (1981)
- Charlotte the Harlot – Dave Murray
- 8AM in Charlotte – Drake (2023)
- Charlotte – Air Traffic (2007)
- Fair Charlotte
- Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte (song) – Patti Page (1965)
- Charlotte – Kittie (2000)
- Charlotte Anne – Julian Cope (1988)
- Charlotte la républicaine
- Charlotte no Okurimono – Chara
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Charlotte
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Charlotte.
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Fictional characters named Charlotte
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Charlotte as a pet name
FurryName has found 569 dogs named Charlotte in public pet registers, making it the #209 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (28), Burnside (8), Fusagasugá (2). Charlotte as a dog name →
FurryName has found 59 cats named Charlotte in public pet registers, making it the #70 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (16), Richmond (4), Surf Coast Shire (2). Charlotte as a cat name →
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