Carlotta

Carlotta: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “free man”
Origin: Italian
Say it: kar-LOT-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Italian form of Charlotte, the feminine diminutive of Charles. The underlying Germanic root is karl 'man, free man'.

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How popular is Carlotta?

202414.7 per million US babies

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Babies named Carlotta in 202449

2024 rank#3,211 girls

Peak year1948

Total US babies since 18806,427

Carlotta is rising: use over the last five years is 2.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Carlotta

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charlottefree man · French
Miamine; also Maria diminutive · Italian
IsabellaGod is my oath · Italian
GiannaGod is gracious · Italian
Ariaair; melody · Italian
Bellabeautiful · Italian
Siennafrom Siena · Italian
Ariannamost holy · Italian

Carlotta questions

What does the name Carlotta mean?

Carlotta means "free man". It comes from Italian. Italian form of Charlotte, the feminine diminutive of Charles. The underlying Germanic root is karl 'man, free man'.

Is Carlotta a boy or girl name?

Carlotta is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Carlotta?

49 US babies were named Carlotta in 2024. Its peak year was 1948.

How do you pronounce Carlotta?

Carlotta is usually pronounced kar-LOT-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.