Carlota
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning free person; Spanish form of Charlotte.
Carlota by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Carlota. In the US, 41 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 49 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
Other names that come from Charlotte
Like Carlota, each of these traces back to Charlotte: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Charlettefree woman; a variant spelling of Charlotte62 in the US (2017)
- Charolettefree person; a variant of Charlotte39 in the US (2017)
- Lottie-Rosefree woman; rose; a form of Charlotte with Rose22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lottie-Raefree woman; a form of Charlotte with Rae appended17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lottilittle or womanly; a form of Charlotte13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sharlabeloved; a form of Charlotte or Charlene10 in the US (2017)
- Charlettfree woman; diminutive of Charlotte9 in the US (2017)
- Charlieghfree woman; a form of Charlotte9 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carlota. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Carlottafree woman; italian form of Charlotte6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carlitaa diminutive form of Caroline; free woman or strong6 in the US (2017)
- Carlafree woman or feminine of Karl274 in the US (2017)
- Carlinaa form of caroline, free woman11 in the US (2017)
- Carlenaa form of Caroline; free woman or strong6 in the US (2017)
- Carolaa form of Carol; song or joy5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Carlota, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lottiefree woman; from Charlotte1,222 in England and Wales (2025)
- Charleefree man; a feminine spelling of charles1,176 in the US (2017)
- Frankiefree man; a form of Frank887 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Carlota
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