Given name & surname
Charlette
“a small, strong woman”
Charlette is a variant of Charla. In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Charlette 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 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charlette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,360
- 0 boys · 4,360 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 85 babies
- 2025
- 72
- #2,462 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,462 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 85 in 1971. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,380 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 32,258 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Charlette’s family of names
Charlette has a related form in Charla.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Charlette
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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