Charlette is a spelling variant of Charlotte, the French feminine form of Charles, and means "free woman", from the Germanic karl, free man. The -ette spelling matches the pronunciation and gives the royal classic a slightly more homespun American look. Charlette ranked number 7249 in 2000, rose along with Charlotte's boom in the 2010s, peaked at number 2260 in 2020 and stands at number 2462 in 2025 with 72 girls.