CharlotteName meaning, origin and popularity
Charlotte is a girl’s name of French origin. Its traditional meaning is “free woman”.
Charlotte at a glance
- Meaning
- free woman
- Origin
- French
- Gender
- Girl
- Letters
- 9
- First letter
- C
- NSW rank 2025
- #1 for girls
How popular is Charlotte in Australia?
In 2025, Charlotte was number 1 in the NSW top 100 for girls, with 421 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 1. Its highest rank for girls was number 1 in 2025, and it has been in the top 100 in 36 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (girls) | – | – | #84 | #3 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Charlotte
Other French names for girls (including unisex names):
- ColetteFrench
- DarcyFrench
- DelphineFrench
- DeniseFrench
- EliseFrench
- EsmeFrench
- FleurFrench
- GiselleFrench
- JolieFrench
- JosephineFrench
- LucilleFrench
- MadeleineFrench
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