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Brielle vs Charlotte

How Brielle and Charlotte compare across 146 years of US Social Security Administration baby-name records — popularity history, peak years, current rank, and which name overtook which.

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Brielle

Female · Irish

Meaning: Hill. Also Variant Of Brina And Breanna.

Charlotte

Female · French

Meaning: Tiny And Feminine. Also Feminine Of Charles Meaning Manly

US Popularity History — Side-by-Side

Annual US births named Brielle (girls) vs Charlotte (girls), from US Social Security Administration national records.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Names appearing fewer than 5 times per year are suppressed by SSA.

Quick Stats

Metric Brielle Charlotte
Peak year (most US births) 2018 — 2,938 girls 2025 — 13,400 girls
Peak rank #99 #2
Most recent rank (2025) #143 (2,071 births) #2 (13,400 births)
Total US births since 1880 46,306 371,325
Last 10 years (2016–2025) 24,939 130,337

Peak comparison takeaway

At its all-time peak, Charlotte reached 13,400 US births in 2025 — 10,462 more than Brielle's peak count.

Strongest States — Last 10 Years

States where each name ranked highest, from SSA's state-level dataset. Lower average rank = name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name list.

Brielle — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 New Jersey #71 934
2 Delaware #73 88
3 Maryland #73 564
4 Michigan #81 872
5 Alaska #81 52

Charlotte — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 New Hampshire #1 769
2 Maine #1 692
3 Minnesota #2 2,462
4 Michigan #2 4,018
5 Virginia #2 3,967

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Data & methodology

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby names dataset 1880–2025 (CC0 public domain). Names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given year are suppressed by SSA. State-level coverage runs 1910–2025. Crossover detection compares annual birth counts (not ranks) for each year both names appear. Methodology: see full notes. More comparisons →