| Charlotte | Brielle | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Free | short form of Gabrielle; God is my strength |
| Origin | French | french |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SHAR-lut | bree-EL |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1972 |
| Peak year | 2025 (13,400) | 2018 (2,939) |
| In 2025 | 13,400 | 2,071 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Charlotte | Brielle |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 78,055 | 13,675 |
| 2010s | 102,488 | 26,053 |
| 2000s | 24,266 | 6,589 |
| 1990s | 9,696 | 2,814 |
| 1980s | 8,486 | 635 |
| 1970s | 12,513 | 64 |
| 1960s | 24,232 | 0 |
| 1950s | 36,997 | 0 |
| 1940s | 49,478 | 0 |
| 1930s | 34,646 | 0 |
| 1920s | 35,752 | 0 |
| 1910s | 22,548 | 0 |
| 1900s | 6,194 | 0 |
| 1890s | 4,771 | 0 |
| 1880s | 3,311 | 0 |
Charlotte is a French feminine diminutive of Charles, from the Germanic for “free man” — so “little free one.” Borne by queens and by the novelist Charlotte Brontë, it is a modern favourite.
Most often a short form of Gabrielle, the feminine of Gabriel, from Hebrew meaning 'God is my strength'. It coincides with a real Dutch town named Brielle, but as a given name it functions as the clipped form of Gabrielle.
Charlotte is more popular than Brielle today: about 13,400 US babies were given the name Charlotte in 2025, compared with 2,071 named Brielle.
Charlotte means Free (French origin), while Brielle means short form of Gabrielle; God is my strength (french origin).
In US records, Charlotte first appears in 1880 and Brielle in 1972, so Charlotte has the longer recorded history.