Is Carlton a boy or girl name?
Carlton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 45 boys were named Carlton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 49,124 US babies named Carlton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,829
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Carlton since 1880
- 49,124
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 962 babies
Boys and girls named Carlton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 259 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 451 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,840 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 4,714 | 32 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 5,021 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 5,361 | 32 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 7,920 | 47 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 6,986 | 59 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 4,833 | 26 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 3,993 | 34 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 3,538 | 30 | 0.8% |
| 2000s | 1,610 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 885 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 246 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45 | #2,829 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,700 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,221 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 55 | #2,443 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,240 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 64 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 82 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 99 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 88 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 87 | #1,697 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 100 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 102 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 122 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 114 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 128 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 146 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 143 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 180 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 137 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 154 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 175 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 208 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 225 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 224 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 246 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 269 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 284 | #615 | 5 | #13,873 |
| 1995 | 328 | #566 | 5 | #13,771 |
| 1994 | 356 | #546 | 6 | #12,023 |
| 1993 | 396 | #516 | 6 | #12,019 |
| 1992 | 437 | #480 | 8 | #9,615 |
| 1991 | 469 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 529 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 478 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 381 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 352 | #474 | 7 | #8,911 |
| 1986 | 376 | #449 | 8 | #7,857 |
| 1985 | 378 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 367 | #438 | 6 | #9,294 |
| 1983 | 383 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 444 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 392 | #419 | 5 | #10,638 |
| 1980 | 442 | #389 | 8 | #7,512 |
| 1979 | 469 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 436 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 465 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 397 | #389 | 5 | #9,476 |
| 1975 | 496 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 450 | #364 | 5 | #8,943 |
| 1973 | 477 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 464 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 595 | #317 | 6 | #7,491 |
| 1970 | 584 | #327 | 10 | #5,097 |
| 1969 | 511 | #351 | 16 | #3,481 |
| 1968 | 601 | #305 | 7 | #5,696 |
| 1967 | 613 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 649 | #293 | 7 | #5,331 |
| 1965 | 640 | #296 | 6 | #5,889 |
| 1964 | 777 | #279 | 7 | #5,544 |
| 1963 | 762 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 814 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 769 | #280 | 7 | #5,360 |
| 1960 | 850 | #274 | 9 | #4,485 |
| 1959 | 813 | #278 | 8 | #4,675 |
| 1958 | 887 | #260 | 7 | #4,951 |
| 1957 | 955 | #246 | 7 | #4,971 |
| 1956 | 908 | #242 | 5 | #6,062 |
| 1955 | 874 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 833 | #241 | 6 | #5,218 |
| 1953 | 718 | #259 | 6 | #5,109 |
| 1952 | 697 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 666 | #259 | 8 | #4,062 |
| 1950 | 569 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 584 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 547 | #293 | 5 | #5,328 |
| 1947 | 637 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 542 | #277 | 10 | #3,251 |
| 1945 | 500 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 485 | #270 | 5 | #4,648 |
| 1943 | 548 | #257 | 7 | #3,853 |
| 1942 | 516 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 510 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 492 | #244 | 5 | #4,450 |
| 1939 | 494 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 538 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 548 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 483 | #234 | 6 | #3,757 |
| 1935 | 491 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 478 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 490 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 525 | #228 | 5 | #4,501 |
| 1931 | 503 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 471 | #258 | 6 | #4,106 |
| 1929 | 502 | #246 | 5 | #4,663 |
| 1928 | 551 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 483 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 483 | #255 | 5 | #4,949 |
| 1925 | 448 | #270 | 6 | #4,514 |
| 1924 | 430 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 450 | #265 | 5 | #5,067 |
| 1922 | 447 | #267 | 5 | #5,124 |
| 1921 | 480 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 440 | #260 | 6 | #4,471 |
| 1919 | 397 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 432 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 388 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 395 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 349 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 283 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 198 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 201 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 108 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 89 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 61 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 48 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 49 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 49 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 48 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 47 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 33 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 37 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 41 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 38 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 31 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 31 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 28 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 31 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 27 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 30 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 21 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 21 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 22 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 17 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 29 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 19 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 13 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 22 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 18 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 20 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 19 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 21 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 16 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 13 | #507 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carlton reached #217 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #3,251 in 1946. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carlton
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.