Given name & surname
Carlotta
“free man”·“a small, strong woman”
Carlotta is a form of Charlotte. The older Germanic root shared with Charles means “free man.” Charlotte keeps that historical connection in a feminine form. Carlotta is a variant of Charla. In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carlotta is a form of Charlotte. The older Germanic root shared with Charles means “free man.” Charlotte keeps that historical connection in a feminine form. Carlotta is a variant of Charla. In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carlotta is a form of Charlotte. Charlotte belongs to English and French naming traditions and was formed as a feminine diminutive of Charles.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Carlotta is used as a form of Charlotte. Carlotta is a form of Charlotte. The shared background comes through Charlotte: Charlotte was formed from Charles using a feminine diminutive ending. Charlotte’s connection to the Charles family also links it to the older Germanic root behind that name.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Carlotta is a form of Charlotte. The history of Charlotte gives this family its wider story. Charlotte was used in England by the seventeenth century. Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, and the novelist Charlotte Brontë helped strengthen its presence in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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Carlotta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,462
- 0 boys · 6,462 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 255 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #4,086 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +91%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,086 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 91.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 255 in 1948. In 2025, Florida and Georgia shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,448 as a first name in 2020; 184 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carlotta’s family of names
In English usage, Carlotta has an affectionate form in Carly. Carlotta shares a linguistic root with Charlotte. Carlotta has a related form in Charla.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Carlotta has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Carlotta
- Carlotta GrisiItalian ballet dancer (1819–1899)
- Carlotta FerrariItalian composer and poet (1830–1907)1837–1907
- Carlotta CambiItalian volleyball playerborn 1996
- Carlotta PattiItalian opera singer (1835–1889)
- Carlotta MauryAmerican paleontologist (1874-1938)
- Carlotta MontiAmerican film actress (1907-1993)
- Carlotta Zambelliballet dancer and teacher (1875—1968)
- Carlotta FerlitoItalian gymnastborn 1995
- Carlotta MaggioranaItalian actress (born 1992)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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