Boy or Girl

Is Charlton a boy or girl name?

Charlton was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 3,520 US babies named Charlton were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#9,106
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Charlton since 1888
3,520
Most popular year
1971
82 babies
Babies named Charlton each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Charlton from 1888 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02550751001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Charlton, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s500%
1890s1800%
1900s2300%
1910s14500%
1920s17400%
1930s13700%
1940s13700%
1950s36500%
1960s46900%
1970s56100%
1980s51500%
1990s39151.3%
2000s32700%
2010s18700%
2020s6100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20248#9,1060–
20239#8,3700–
202213#6,5480–
202114#6,0790–
202017#5,2850–
201913#6,4770–
201814#6,0870–
201721#4,6220–
201614#6,0970–
201519#4,9150–
201425#4,0320–
201314#5,9790–
201220#4,7180–
201126#3,9050–
201021#4,5460–
200932#3,4130–
200837#3,1140–
200720#4,6660–
200632#3,3180–
200543#2,5740–
200423#3,8860–
200337#2,6790–
200225#3,4660–
200139#2,4960–
200039#2,4350–
199935#2,5130–
199829#2,7975#14,573
199731#2,5540–
199620#3,4150–
199550#1,7600–
199441#2,0160–
199347#1,7950–
199247#1,7810–
199143#1,8310–
199048#1,6860–
198957#1,4560–
198855#1,4080–
198753#1,3830–
198660#1,2450–
198550#1,3730–
198451#1,2980–
198345#1,4030–
198245#1,4200–
198146#1,3970–
198053#1,2730–
197949#1,3230–
197839#1,4870–
197758#1,1460–
197644#1,3330–
197576#9400–
197459#1,0730–
197346#1,2230–
197249#1,1650–
197182#9020–
197059#1,0650–
196940#1,2540–
196835#1,2890–
196749#1,0430–
196643#1,1360–
196542#1,1680–
196460#9800–
196352#1,0550–
196251#1,0730–
196152#1,0810–
196045#1,1670–
195960#9940–
195852#1,0630–
195744#1,1690–
195646#1,1220–
195546#1,1020–
195445#1,1150–
195332#1,3350–
195216#1,9480–
19519#2,6920–
195015#1,9500–
194913#2,1370–
194817#1,8290–
194718#1,7950–
194613#2,0470–
194512#2,0220–
19449#2,4950–
194315#1,9250–
194211#2,2850–
194117#1,6980–
194012#2,0970–
193923#1,4000–
193810#2,3540–
193717#1,7040–
19366#3,2070–
193511#2,2720–
193412#2,1520–
193317#1,7180–
193213#2,1150–
193121#1,5510–
19307#3,3360–
192910#2,6280–
192818#1,8410–
192713#2,3150–
192614#2,2150–
192516#2,0200–
192425#1,5390–
192321#1,7040–
192222#1,6570–
192119#1,8400–
192016#2,0630–
191922#1,5810–
191820#1,7220–
191721#1,5980–
191624#1,4210–
191521#1,5130–
19145#3,3390–
191314#1,4560–
191212#1,4330–
19116#1,5660–
19100–0–
19096#1,3000–
19080–0–
19070–0–
19066#1,1390–
19056#1,1200–
19045#1,2380–
19030–0–
19020–0–
19010–0–
19000–0–
18990–0–
18980–0–
18970–0–
18960–0–
18956#1,0010–
18940–0–
18930–0–
18925#1,0950–
18910–0–
18907#8210–
18890–0–
18885#1,0620–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Charlton reached #821 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #14,573 in 1998. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Charlton

Compare Charlton with another nameTry Charlton with your surnameTop names of 1971More 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.