How popular is the baby name Charlotte in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Charlotte.

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Popularity of the baby name Charlotte


Posts that mention the name Charlotte

Popular baby names in New South Wales (Australia), 2015

According to preliminary data from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, the most popular baby names in New South Wales, Australia, in 2015 were Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are NSW’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl Names

  1. Charlotte, 529 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 518
  3. Mia, 433
  4. Amelia, 402
  5. Chloe, 396
  6. Ava, 389
  7. Emily, 369
  8. Zoe, 322
  9. Grace, 319
  10. Sophia, 303

Boy Names

  1. Oliver, 607 baby boys
  2. William, 543
  3. Jack, 497
  4. Noah, 424
  5. Lucas, 400
  6. Thomas, 380
  7. James, 371
  8. Isaac, 324
  9. Ethan, 323
  10. Jacob, 321

“A final list of the top 100 baby names will be published on the website by April 2016.”

In the meanwhile, here are the 2014 rankings for NSW.

Update: The finalized rankings put Alexander in 10th and Jacob in 11th on the boys’ list.

Source: Charlotte and Oliver most popular baby names in NSW

Popular baby names in South Australia, 2015

According to preliminary data from South Australia’s Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in South Australia in 2015 were Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are South Australia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl namesBoy names
1. Charlotte, 113 baby girls
2. Amelia, 104
3. Olivia, 94
4. Scarlett, 89
5. Ava, 88
6. Sophie, 85
7. Chloe, 84
8. Mia, 80
9. Emily, 77 (tie)
10. Grace, 77 (tie)		1. Oliver, 176 baby boys
2. William, 128
3. Jack, 120
4. Noah, 118
5. Charlie, 97 (tie)
5. Lucas, 97 (tie)
7. Thomas, 93
8. Liam, 82
9. Ethan, 81
10. James, 78

Scarlett replaced Isabella in the girls’ top 10.

Thomas and Ethan replaced Lachlan, Harrison and Max in the boys’ top 10.

Grace, ranked 2nd in 2014, has fallen to 10th.

Source: Popular Baby Names – Data.SA

Popular baby names in Victoria (Australia), 2015

According to the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in Victoria, Australia, in 2015 were Olivia and Oliver.

Here are Victoria’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Olivia, 393 baby girls
2. Charlotte, 352
3. Amelia, 338
4. Ava, 324
5. Mia, 283
6. Chloe, 281
7. Zoe, 268
8. Evie, 263
9. Sophie, 242
10. Emily, 237		1. Oliver, 527 baby boys
2. Jack, 415
3. William, 411
4. Thomas, 337
5. Noah, 320
6. Ethan, 305
7. James, 286
8. Lucas, 284
9. Max, 258
10. Charlie, 249

Zoe and Evie replaced Ella and Ruby in the girls’ top 10, and Max and Charlie replaced Mason and Alexander in the boys’ top 10.

Here are the 2014 rankings.

Source: Popular baby names in Victoria – Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria

Popular baby names in New Zealand, 2015

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According to New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs, the most popular baby names in New Zealand in 2015 were Olivia and Oliver.

Here are New Zealand’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Olivia, 268 baby girls
2. Charlotte, 260
3. Harper, 259
4. Sophie, 255
5. Emily, 247
6. Ella, 233
7. Isla, 230
8. Mia, 217
9. Amelia, 209
10. Isabella, 201		1. Oliver, 348 baby boys
2. Jack, 308
3. William, 272
4. James, 251
5. Benjamin, 246
6. Mason, 238
7. Hunter, 236
8. Charlie, 229
9. Liam, 228
10. Jacob, 220

Mia and Isabella replaced Sophia and Ruby in the girls’ top 10, and Hunter and Charlie replaced Noah and Lucas in the boys’ top 10.

Harper, now 3rd, was down in 7th in 2014.

Just for fun, here are NZ’s top baby names of 1915:

Girl Names, 1915Boy Names, 1915
1. Mary, 551 baby girls
2. Margaret, 433
3. Dorothy, 316
4. Jean, 298
5. Kathleen, 228
6. Edna, 218
7. Eileen, 218
8. Phyllis, 206
9. Joyce, 195
10. Joan, 193		1. John, 958 baby boys
2. William, 788
3. James, 561
4. George, 450
5. Robert, 396
6. Thomas, 346
7. Arthur, 313
8. Charles, 291
9. Albert, 259
10. Ronald, 233

As you’d expect, the top names of a century ago were much more dominantly popular than today’s top names — which is even more impressive when you consider the fact that, in the 1910s, New Zealand was welcoming roughly half as many babies as it does today in the 2010s.

Sources: Olivia and Oliver top baby names for 2015, Most Popular Male and Female First Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of New Zealand (public domain)