Given name
Carlota
“a small, strong woman”
Carlota is a variant of Charla. In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Original Spanishการ์โลตา
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carlota is a variant of Charla. In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carlota through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,460
- 0 boys · 2,460 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 41
- #3,657 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 41 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,657 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,948 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carlota’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Carlota shares an earlier linguistic root with Carla. In Portuguese usage, Carlota has a conventional equivalent in the English form Charlotte. Carlota has a related form in Charla.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Carlota has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Carladoublet · Portuguese, Spanish
- CharlotteEnglish, French
- Carlottaequivalent
- Karlottaequivalent
- Charlottequivalent
- Charlottaequivalent
- 夏洛特Chinese
- Saroltaequivalent
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People named Carlota
- Carlota Joaquina of SpainQueen of Portugal from 1816 to 18261775–1830
- Suzanne OstenSwedish film director (1944–2024)
- Carlota PerezBritish-Venezuelan economist (born 1939)
- Carlota CastrejanaSpanish triple jumper and basketball playerborn 1973
- Carlota CigandaSpanish golferborn 1990
- Carlota BusteloSpanish politician1939–2025
- Carlota OlcinaSpanish actorborn 1983
- Carlota Pereira de QueirósBrazilian physician and politician (1892–1982)
- Carlota de Godoy, 2nd Duchess of SuecaSpanish noble (1800–1886)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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