Carlton is an established boys' name that peaked in 1957 and has since faded.
Carlton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,893 for boy births in the United States (and #6,215 across all names), given to 43 babies. Carlton was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1957 (955 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,893 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,797 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,702 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,222 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,443 |
| 2020 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,241 |
| 2019 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,090 |
| 2018 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,174 |
| 2017 | 72 | 72 | — | #1,978 |
| 2016 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,831 |
| 2015 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,617 |
| 2014 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,714 |
| 2013 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,698 |
| 2012 | 100 | 100 | — | #1,577 |
| 2011 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,547 |
| 2010 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,377 |
| 2009 | 114 | 114 | — | #1,459 |
| 2008 | 128 | 128 | — | #1,345 |
| 2007 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,207 |
| 2006 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,178 |
| 2005 | 180 | 180 | — | #969 |
| 2004 | 137 | 137 | — | #1,146 |
| 2003 | 154 | 154 | — | #1,025 |
| 2002 | 175 | 175 | — | #917 |
| 2001 | 208 | 208 | — | #806 |
| 2000 | 225 | 225 | — | #750 |
| 1999 | 224 | 224 | — | #730 |
| 1998 | 246 | 246 | — | #687 |
| 1997 | 269 | — | — | #631 |
| 1996 | 289 | — | #13,873 | #615 |
| 1995 | 333 | — | #13,771 | #566 |
| 1994 | 362 | — | #12,024 | #546 |
| 1993 | 402 | — | #12,019 | #516 |
| 1992 | 445 | — | #9,616 | #480 |
| 1991 | 469 | — | — | #455 |
| 1990 | 529 | — | — | #425 |
| 1989 | 478 | — | — | #431 |
| 1988 | 381 | — | — | #467 |
| 1987 | 359 | — | #8,910 | #474 |
| 1986 | 384 | — | #7,857 | #449 |
| 1985 | 378 | — | — | #438 |
| 1984 | 373 | — | #9,294 | #438 |
| 1983 | 383 | — | — | #418 |
| 1982 | 444 | — | — | #383 |
| 1981 | 397 | — | #10,638 | #419 |
| 1980 | 450 | — | #7,513 | #389 |
| 1979 | 469 | — | — | #368 |
| 1978 | 436 | — | — | #368 |
| 1977 | 465 | — | — | #365 |
| 1976 | 402 | — | #9,476 | #388 |
| 1975 | 496 | — | — | #346 |
| 1974 | 455 | — | #8,943 | #364 |
| 1973 | 477 | — | — | #350 |
| 1972 | 464 | — | — | #363 |
| 1971 | 601 | — | #7,491 | #317 |
| 1970 | 594 | — | #5,097 | #327 |
| 1969 | 527 | — | #3,481 | #351 |
| 1968 | 608 | — | #5,696 | #305 |
| 1967 | 613 | — | — | #297 |
| 1966 | 657 | — | #5,331 | #293 |
| 1965 | 645 | — | #5,891 | #296 |
| 1964 | 784 | — | #5,544 | #279 |
| 1963 | 762 | — | — | #280 |
| 1962 | 815 | — | — | #269 |
| 1961 | 775 | — | #5,359 | #280 |
| 1960 | 858 | — | #4,486 | #274 |
| 1959 | 821 | — | #4,675 | #278 |
| 1958 | 894 | — | #4,952 | #260 |
| 1957 | 962 | — | #4,971 | #246 |
| 1956 | 913 | — | #6,061 | #242 |
| 1955 | 874 | — | — | #238 |
| 1954 | 839 | — | #5,218 | #241 |
| 1953 | 724 | — | #5,109 | #259 |
| 1952 | 698 | — | — | #259 |
| 1951 | 673 | — | #4,062 | #259 |
| 1950 | 569 | — | — | #277 |
| 1949 | 584 | — | — | #281 |
| 1948 | 552 | — | #5,328 | #293 |
| 1947 | 637 | — | — | #267 |
| 1946 | 552 | — | #3,251 | #277 |
| 1945 | 500 | — | — | #262 |
| 1944 | 490 | — | #4,648 | #270 |
| 1943 | 555 | — | #3,853 | #257 |
| 1942 | 516 | — | — | #260 |
| 1941 | 510 | — | — | #246 |
| 1940 | 497 | — | #4,450 | #244 |
| 1939 | 494 | — | — | #236 |
| 1938 | 538 | — | — | #223 |
| 1937 | 548 | — | — | #217 |
| 1936 | 489 | — | #3,757 | #234 |
| 1935 | 491 | — | — | #239 |
| 1934 | 477 | — | — | #240 |
| 1933 | 491 | — | — | #234 |
| 1932 | 530 | — | #4,501 | #228 |
| 1931 | 503 | — | — | #232 |
| 1930 | 477 | — | #4,106 | #258 |
| 1929 | 507 | — | #4,663 | #246 |
| 1928 | 551 | — | — | #234 |
| 1927 | 483 | — | — | #262 |
| 1926 | 488 | — | #4,949 | #255 |
| 1925 | 454 | — | #4,514 | #270 |
| 1924 | 430 | — | — | #275 |
| 1923 | 455 | — | #5,067 | #265 |
| 1922 | 452 | — | #5,124 | #267 |
| 1921 | 480 | — | — | #259 |
| 1920 | 446 | — | #4,471 | #260 |
| 1919 | 397 | — | — | #266 |
| 1918 | 432 | — | — | #258 |
| 1917 | 388 | — | — | #258 |
| 1916 | 395 | — | — | #251 |
| 1915 | 349 | — | — | #257 |
| 1914 | 283 | — | — | #258 |
| 1913 | 198 | — | — | #275 |
| 1912 | 201 | — | — | #248 |
| 1911 | 108 | — | — | #247 |
| 1910 | 89 | — | — | #257 |
| 1909 | 61 | — | — | #290 |
| 1908 | 48 | — | — | #317 |
| 1907 | 49 | — | — | #304 |
| 1906 | 49 | — | — | #287 |
| 1905 | 48 | — | — | #286 |
| 1904 | 47 | — | — | #276 |
| 1903 | 33 | — | — | #330 |
| 1902 | 37 | — | — | #320 |
| 1901 | 41 | — | — | #267 |
| 1900 | 38 | — | — | #355 |
| 1899 | 31 | — | — | #316 |
| 1898 | 31 | — | — | #348 |
| 1897 | 28 | — | — | #354 |
| 1896 | 31 | — | — | #340 |
| 1895 | 27 | — | — | #361 |
| 1894 | 30 | — | — | #323 |
| 1893 | 21 | — | — | #392 |
| 1892 | 21 | — | — | #415 |
| 1891 | 22 | — | — | #365 |
| 1890 | 17 | — | — | #440 |
| 1889 | 29 | — | — | #322 |
| 1888 | 19 | — | — | #431 |
| 1887 | 13 | — | — | #494 |
| 1886 | 22 | — | — | #369 |
| 1885 | 18 | — | — | #424 |
| 1884 | 20 | — | — | #401 |
| 1883 | 19 | — | — | #405 |
| 1882 | 21 | — | — | #391 |
| 1881 | 16 | — | — | #432 |
| 1880 | 13 | — | — | #507 |