Carlton

Boy name

Carlton has been given to 49,167 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1957.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

49,167

Peak year

1957 (962 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -57%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Carlton Cole

English footballer (born 1983)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Carlton.

49,536 babies since 1880

47,849 babies since 1880

50,589 babies since 1880

51,402 babies since 1882

51,855 babies since 1912

52,479 babies since 1908

43,700 babies since 1880

55,305 babies since 1880

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