NameTides

Carlton

Carlton was the #2,884 boys' name in the US in 2025 (43 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales.

Carlton as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Carlton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Carlton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,884 (43)#2,952 (7)—
2024#2,789 (46)#2,922 (7)#3,072 (5)
2023#2,693 (48)#2,326 (9)—
2022#3,216 (37)#4,790 (3)—
2021#2,439 (55)#3,017 (6)—
2020#2,235 (61)#2,682 (7)—
2019#2,081 (69)#2,104 (10)—
2018#2,167 (64)#1,683 (14)—
2017#1,977 (72)#1,546 (16)—
2016#1,828 (82)#1,123 (25)—
2015#1,613 (99)#3,004 (6)—
2014#1,714 (88)#1,223 (21)—
2013#1,695 (87)#1,539 (15)—
2012#1,575 (100)#1,021 (27)—
2011#1,544 (102)#1,303 (19)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1937 at #217.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 40,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 40,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Carlton is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 40,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 56,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Carlton by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Carlton (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CarltonCanadaBoys—too few
CarltonEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
CarltonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CarltonUSGirls—too few
CarltonUSBoys#2,88443