Boy or Girl

Is Carleton a boy or girl name?

Carleton was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,839 US babies named Carleton were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Carleton since 1880
4,839
Most popular year
1923
103 babies
Babies named Carleton each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Carleton from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Carleton, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s4200%
1890s8900%
1900s10200%
1910s58200%
1920s83000%
1930s62200%
1940s59900%
1950s63800%
1960s43400%
1970s33700%
1980s26300%
1990s18000%
2000s9900%
2010s1600%
2020s600%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20236#11,0480–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20175#12,5970–
20166#10,9650–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20115#12,5860–
20100–0–
200912#6,8680–
20086#11,2840–
20070–0–
200617#5,1050–
20058#8,4100–
20047#9,0840–
200310#6,8010–
200216#4,7330–
200112#5,7240–
200011#5,9710–
199915#4,5680–
199819#3,7210–
199713#4,7000–
199613#4,6460–
199514#4,3080–
199412#4,8340–
199319#3,3850–
199227#2,6030–
199120#3,1240–
199028#2,4420–
198918#3,2230–
198823#2,5250–
198720#2,6480–
198630#1,9630–
198526#2,1250–
198438#1,5820–
198324#2,1470–
198226#2,0620–
198131#1,8160–
198027#2,0090–
197931#1,7920–
197840#1,4740–
197740#1,4540–
197633#1,6160–
197530#1,6640–
197434#1,5010–
197337#1,3770–
197218#2,1670–
197129#1,6390–
197045#1,2380–
196935#1,3550–
196834#1,3160–
196743#1,1340–
196636#1,2620–
196542#1,1660–
196456#1,0080–
196348#1,1030–
196238#1,2590–
196152#1,0800–
196050#1,1000–
195949#1,1040–
195868#9170–
195761#9710–
195676#8610–
195571#8740–
195459#9640–
195363#9030–
195269#8410–
195158#9220–
195064#8520–
194960#8870–
194850#9910–
194756#9390–
194647#9850–
194556#8380–
194471#7360–
194359#8700–
194277#7330–
194162#7990–
194061#7940–
193958#8010–
193855#8360–
193765#7580–
193663#7690–
193566#7580–
193459#8100–
193356#8280–
193269#7570–
193166#7680–
193065#8040–
192971#7530–
192883#6960–
192770#7880–
192676#7310–
192580#7230–
192499#6440–
1923103#6320–
192291#6800–
192182#7290–
192075#7630–
191980#6950–
191891#6450–
191766#7750–
191687#6270–
191593#5920–
191451#7370–
191341#7220–
191238#6930–
191122#6730–
191013#8760–
190913#8100–
190814#7150–
19077#1,1150–
19068#9400–
190514#6380–
190412#6900–
19038#8540–
19026#1,0290–
19018#7880–
190012#7510–
18996#9530–
18988#8150–
189711#6550–
18966#1,0010–
189510#6970–
18948#7970–
18938#7770–
189211#6470–
189114#4790–
18907#8190–
18890–0–
18886#9380–
18870–0–
18860–0–
18859#6530–
18846#8700–
18835#9160–
18828#7130–
18810–0–
18808#6900–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Carleton reached #479 in 1891. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Carleton

Compare Carleton with another nameTry Carleton with your surnameTop names of 1923More names starting with C

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.