Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Karletta isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karletta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 112
- 0 boys · 112 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 152 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.
Karletta’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Karletta, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Carmelita
“garden” · “of the fruitful orchard”
>99% girls
Karena
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Karima
“one who is generous and noble”
>99% girls
Angelita
“messenger” · “a heavenly messenger; an angel”
>99% girls
Karri
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman” · “of the wind”
6% boys · 94% girls
Cari
“from the river” · “from the fort on the hill”
18% boys · 82% girls
Kiva
“protected by God”
5% boys · 95% girls
Kina
“woman of China”
>99% girls