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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Carlton has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | |
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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Carolina#173 · 1 in 1,168
- Georgia#203 · 1 in 1,300
- Virginia#211 · 1 in 1,576
- South Carolina#213 · 1 in 1,317
- District of Columbia#222 · 1 in 1,250
Best ever in a state: #45 in Delaware, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #173 | 35 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Georgia | #203 | 34 | 1 in 1,300 |
| Virginia | #211 | 24 | 1 in 1,576 |
| South Carolina | #213 | 16 | 1 in 1,317 |
| District of Columbia | #222 | 6 | 1 in 1,250 |
| Alabama | #248 | 14 | 1 in 1,806 |
| Connecticut | #266 | 7 | 1 in 2,902 |
| Florida | #304 | 32 | 1 in 2,388 |
| Mississippi | #308 | 8 | 1 in 2,134 |
| New Jersey | #378 | 11 | 1 in 4,326 |
| Tennessee | #390 | 7 | 1 in 4,474 |
| New York | #391 | 30 | 1 in 4,073 |
| Pennsylvania | #395 | 13 | 1 in 5,940 |
| Louisiana | #396 | 11 | 1 in 3,095 |
| Arizona | #412 | 7 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Maryland | #418 | 5 | 1 in 5,659 |
| Ohio | #482 | 9 | 1 in 8,388 |
| Michigan | #508 | 8 | 1 in 7,977 |
| Illinois | #523 | 13 | 1 in 6,140 |
| Texas | #533 | 26 | 1 in 5,628 |
| California | #694 | 21 | 1 in 10,871 |
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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.
See more about Carlton
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1937 at #217 (548 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 60 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–2002
- 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%)
- 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 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 214,443 of them was named Carlton, which outranked 39.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,134Zeinab9
- #7,134Zelma9
- #7,134Zora9
- #7,749Carlton8
- #7,749Aamber8
- #7,749Abbigayle8
- #7,749Abigael8
- #8,523Aaisha7
- #8,523Abagael7
- #8,523Abbygail7
Tied with 773 names at #7,749; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 4,898 of them was named Carlton, which outranked 94.3% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.