Carlton
Last seen for girls in 1996 at #13,518 · #2,884 for boys in 2025, 43 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1937 · 548 births
- Debut · boys
- 13 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 48,890since 1880
Carlton over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Carlton has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,884 | 43 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,789 | 46 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,693 | 48 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,216 | 37 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,439 | 55 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,235 | 61 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,081 | 69 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,167 | 64 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,977 | 72 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,828 | 82 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,613 | 99 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,714 | 88 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,695 | 87 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,575 | 100 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,544 | 102 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,376 | 122 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,459 | 114 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,343 | 128 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,206 | 146 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,178 | 143 | |
| 2005 | — | #967 | 180 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,144 | 137 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,024 | 154 | |
| 2002 | — | #917 | 175 | |
| 2001 | — | #805 | 208 | |
| 2000 | — | #750 | 225 | |
| 1999 | — | #730 | 224 | |
| 1998 | — | #687 | 246 | |
| 1997 | — | #631 | 269 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #615 | 284 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #566 | 328 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #546 | 356 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #516 | 396 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #480 | 437 |
| 1991 | — | #455 | 469 | |
| 1990 | — | #425 | 529 | |
| 1989 | — | #431 | 478 | |
| 1988 | — | #467 | 381 | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #474 | 352 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #449 | 376 |
| 1985 | — | #438 | 378 | |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #438 | 367 |
| 1983 | — | #418 | 383 | |
| 1982 | — | #383 | 444 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #419 | 392 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #389 | 442 |
| 1979 | — | #368 | 469 | |
| 1978 | — | #368 | 436 | |
| 1977 | — | #365 | 465 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #388 | 397 |
| 1975 | — | #345 | 496 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #364 | 450 |
| 1973 | — | #350 | 477 | |
| 1972 | — | #363 | 464 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #317 | 595 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | #327 | 584 |
| 1969 | #3,461 | 16 | #351 | 511 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #305 | 601 |
| 1967 | — | #297 | 613 | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #293 | 650 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #296 | 639 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #279 | 777 |
| 1963 | — | #280 | 762 | |
| 1962 | — | #269 | 815 | |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #280 | 768 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #274 | 849 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #278 | 813 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #260 | 887 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #246 | 955 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #242 | 908 |
| 1955 | — | #238 | 874 | |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #241 | 833 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #259 | 718 |
| 1952 | — | #259 | 698 | |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #259 | 665 |
| 1950 | — | #277 | 569 | |
| 1949 | — | #281 | 584 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #293 | 547 |
| 1947 | — | #267 | 637 | |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #277 | 542 |
| 1945 | — | #262 | 500 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #270 | 485 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #257 | 548 |
| 1942 | — | #260 | 516 | |
| 1941 | — | #246 | 510 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #244 | 492 |
| 1939 | — | #236 | 494 | |
| 1938 | — | #223 | 538 | |
| 1937 | — | #217 | 548 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #234 | 483 |
| 1935 | — | #239 | 491 | |
| 1934 | — | #239 | 477 | |
| 1933 | — | #234 | 491 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #228 | 525 |
| 1931 | — | #232 | 503 | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #258 | 471 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #246 | 502 |
| 1928 | — | #234 | 551 | |
| 1927 | — | #262 | 483 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #255 | 483 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #270 | 448 |
| 1924 | — | #275 | 430 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #265 | 450 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #267 | 447 |
| 1921 | — | #258 | 480 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #260 | 440 |
| 1919 | — | #266 | 397 | |
| 1918 | — | #258 | 432 | |
| 1917 | — | #257 | 388 | |
| 1916 | — | #251 | 395 | |
| 1915 | — | #257 | 349 | |
| 1914 | — | #258 | 283 | |
| 1913 | — | #275 | 198 | |
| 1912 | — | #248 | 201 | |
| 1911 | — | #247 | 108 | |
| 1910 | — | #256 | 89 | |
| 1909 | — | #289 | 61 | |
| 1908 | — | #316 | 48 | |
| 1907 | — | #304 | 49 | |
| 1906 | — | #286 | 49 | |
| 1905 | — | #284 | 48 | |
| 1904 | — | #276 | 47 | |
| 1903 | — | #330 | 33 | |
| 1902 | — | #317 | 37 | |
| 1901 | — | #267 | 41 | |
| 1900 | — | #354 | 38 | |
| 1899 | — | #315 | 31 | |
| 1898 | — | #345 | 31 | |
| 1897 | — | #353 | 28 | |
| 1896 | — | #338 | 31 | |
| 1895 | — | #358 | 27 | |
| 1894 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1893 | — | #391 | 21 | |
| 1892 | — | #415 | 21 | |
| 1891 | — | #364 | 22 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #322 | 29 | |
| 1888 | — | #430 | 19 | |
| 1887 | — | #488 | 13 | |
| 1886 | — | #369 | 22 | |
| 1885 | — | #422 | 18 | |
| 1884 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1883 | — | #402 | 19 | |
| 1882 | — | #389 | 21 | |
| 1881 | — | #431 | 16 | |
| 1880 | — | #505 | 13 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Carlton was already there! It came in at #505, and was given to 13 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.
Where Carlton is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maine#96 · 1 in 394
- Georgia#115 · 1 in 637
- Maryland#126 · 1 in 851
- New Jersey#143 · 1 in 1,347
- New York#153 · 1 in 1,384
Best ever in a state: #45 in Delaware, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #96 | 12 | 1 in 394 |
| Georgia | #115 | 41 | 1 in 637 |
| Maryland | #126 | 12 | 1 in 851 |
| New Jersey | #143 | 18 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Massachusetts | #153 | 19 | 1 in 1,530 |
| New York | #153 | 58 | 1 in 1,384 |
| Virginia | #159 | 18 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Connecticut | #191 | 5 | 1 in 2,301 |
| North Carolina | #209 | 17 | 1 in 1,479 |
| Wisconsin | #217 | 11 | 1 in 1,824 |
| Michigan | #225 | 14 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Iowa | #231 | 9 | 1 in 2,006 |
| Mississippi | #247 | 10 | 1 in 1,621 |
| Louisiana | #261 | 9 | 1 in 1,648 |
| Arkansas | #262 | 8 | 1 in 1,712 |
| Alabama | #267 | 10 | 1 in 2,117 |
| Ohio | #269 | 13 | 1 in 3,123 |
| Texas | #284 | 21 | 1 in 1,822 |
| Pennsylvania | #287 | 17 | 1 in 4,316 |
| Tennessee | #307 | 7 | 1 in 2,671 |
| Minnesota | #309 | 6 | 1 in 3,134 |
| California | #314 | 6 | 1 in 2,991 |
| Illinois | #441 | 6 | 1 in 8,283 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 95 spots since 2024 (#2,789 → #2,884)
- 649 spots since 2020 (#2,235 → #2,884)
- 1,271 spots since 2015 (#1,613 → #2,884)
- Biggest jump: 177 spots in 2005 (#1,144 → #967)
- Biggest drop: 211 spots in 2006 (#967 → #1,178)
Rise & fade · boys
57 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1937 at #217 (548 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 60 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 124 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–2002
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,946
- Highest: 1 in 1,946 boys born in 1937 were named Carlton (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 39,723 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 16.2% of all boys named Carlton (7,920) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 190 | #322 (1889) | #416 |
| 1890s | 259 | #315 (1899) | #364 |
| 1900s | 451 | #267 (1901) | #302 |
| 1910s | 2,840 | #247 (1911) | #257 |
| 1920s | 4,714 | #234 (1928) | #259 |
| 1930s | 5,021 | #217 (1937) | #234 |
| 1940s | 5,361 | #244 (1940) | #266 |
| 1950s | 7,920 | #238 (1955) | #256 |
| 1960s | 6,985 | #269 (1962) | #292 |
| 1970s | 4,833 | #317 (1971) | #356 |
| 1980s | 3,993 | #383 (1982) | #431 |
| 1990s | 3,538 | #425 (1990) | #565 |
| 2000s | 1,610 | #750 (2000) | #1,079 |
| 2010s | 885 | #1,376 (2010) | #1,757 |
| 2020s | 290 | #2,235 (2020) | #2,709 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Carlton in 1916
boys
#251
395 births · 1 in 2,253 boys
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 2,253 of them was named Carlton, which outranked 94.5% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Carlton
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.