Charlotta
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name derived from Charlotte. Diminutive: Lotta.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Charlotta (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Charlotta has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 20 |
| 1999 | 16 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,737 |
| 2000 | 5,819 |
| 2001 | 5,884 |
| 2002 | 5,950 |
| 2003 | 5,996 |
| 2004 | 6,047 |
| 2005 | 6,041 |
| 2006 | 6,071 |
| 2007 | 6,074 |
| 2008 | 6,098 |
| 2009 | 6,068 |
| 2010 | 6,074 |
| 2011 | 6,061 |
| 2012 | 6,039 |
| 2013 | 6,047 |
| 2014 | 6,052 |
| 2015 | 6,047 |
| 2016 | 6,039 |
| 2017 | 6,027 |
| 2018 | 6,025 |
| 2019 | 6,024 |
| 2020 | 6,021 |
Charlotta in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Charlotta.Hi! My name is Charlotta.
- Charlotta bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Charlotta lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Charlotta har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Charlotta has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Charlottas mamma är lärare.Charlotta's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Charlottas mamma is Charlotta's mum.
Related names and other spellings
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Questions about Charlotta
How do you pronounce Charlotta in Swedish?
In IPA, Charlotta is /ɧa(r)²ɭota/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Charlotta mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name derived from Charlotte. Diminutive: Lotta.
How popular is Charlotta in Sweden?
3 babies were named Charlotta in 2022. In 2020, 6,021 people in Sweden had Charlotta as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.