girl's name
Carleta
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 176
Carleta is a girl's name. In 1984 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1935, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1928.
Carleta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1984, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 46 |
| 1940s | 40 |
| 1950s | 35 |
| 1960s | 24 |
| 1970s | 18 |
| 1980s (to 1984) | 8 |
How popular is Carleta?
In 1984, Carleta was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Carleta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Carleta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Carleta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Carleta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Carleta
How popular is the name Carleta?
In 1984, Carleta was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Carleta a girl's or a boy's name?
Carleta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Carleta most popular?
Carleta peaked in 1935, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.