Carlita
Carlita was the 15374th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 2022nd; the most babies were born in 1985 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,594 places. More babies were named Carlita in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,374 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198541 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,385babies recorded
Carlita popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,374 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #13,745 | 7 |
| 2000 | #9,289 | 10 |
| 1990 | #4,136 | 24 |
| 1980 | #3,522 | 23 |
| 1970 | #2,313 | 33 |
| 1960 | #3,228 | 15 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #2,760 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,387 | 8 |
| 1920 | #4,019 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Carlita, counting every spelling?
Carlita is the most common spelling of a name family that had 5 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 5 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
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Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Carlita?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carlita (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Carlita born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carlita.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carlita?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Carlita are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 36 and 59. That makes Carlita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Carlita by state
How common Carlita was among girls born in each state in 1983–1987, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carlita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carlita, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carlita
How popular is the name Carlita?
Carlita was the 15374th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 2022nd; the most babies were born in 1985 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,594 places. More babies were named Carlita in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Carlita a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Carlita in the US.
Where was Carlita most popular?
In 1983–1987, Carlita was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).