Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Carleton

#1,771 most common boys' name of all time · #4,298 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2023

Rank among boys
#1,771
Rank overall
#4,298 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
129 of 146
All-time
4,839
Since 2016
17
Peak year
1923 #633
Best rank
#493 1891
Girls Boys peak 103/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Carleton is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2023 — 6 6 #10,837
2017 — 5 5 #12,270
2016 — 6 6 #10,761
2011 — 5 5 #12,307
2009 — 12 12 #6,813
2008 — 6 6 #11,058
2006 — 17 17 #5,076
2005 — 8 8 #8,315
2004 — 7 7 #8,946
2003 — 10 10 #6,731
2002 — 16 16 #4,707
2001 — 12 12 #5,677
2000 — 11 11 #5,931
1999 — 15 15 #4,545
1998 — 19 19 #3,714
1997 — 13 13 #4,677
1996 — 13 13 #4,623
1995 — 14 14 #4,296
1994 — 12 12 #4,820
1993 — 19 19 #3,376
1992 — 27 27 #2,602
1991 — 20 20 #3,118
1990 — 28 28 #2,436
1989 — 18 18 #3,215
1988 — 23 23 #2,517
1987 — 20 20 #2,648
1986 — 30 30 #1,965
1985 — 26 26 #2,120
1984 — 38 38 #1,584
1983 — 24 24 #2,150
1982 — 26 26 #2,066
1981 — 31 31 #1,818
1980 — 27 27 #2,012
1979 — 31 31 #1,791
1978 — 40 40 #1,475
1977 — 40 40 #1,452
1976 — 33 33 #1,613
1975 — 30 30 #1,661
1974 — 34 34 #1,505
1973 — 37 37 #1,381
1972 — 18 18 #2,162
1971 — 29 29 #1,642
1970 — 45 45 #1,240
1969 — 35 35 #1,359
1968 — 34 34 #1,320
1967 — 43 43 #1,139
1966 — 36 36 #1,262
1965 — 42 42 #1,170
1964 — 56 56 #1,006
1963 — 48 48 #1,103
1962 — 38 38 #1,260
1961 — 52 52 #1,081
1960 — 50 50 #1,101
1959 — 49 49 #1,105
1958 — 68 68 #920
1957 — 61 61 #974
1956 — 76 76 #860
1955 — 71 71 #879
1954 — 59 59 #966
1953 — 63 63 #905
1952 — 69 69 #843
1951 — 58 58 #921
1950 — 64 64 #857
1949 — 60 60 #888
1948 — 50 50 #992
1947 — 56 56 #943
1946 — 47 47 #987
1945 — 56 56 #838
1944 — 71 71 #736
1943 — 59 59 #871
1942 — 77 77 #733
1941 — 62 62 #802
1940 — 61 61 #796
1939 — 58 58 #802
1938 — 55 55 #839
1937 — 65 65 #762
1936 — 63 63 #770
1935 — 66 66 #761
1934 — 59 59 #815
1933 — 56 56 #826
1932 — 69 69 #758
1931 — 66 66 #769
1930 — 65 65 #804
1929 — 71 71 #756
1928 — 83 83 #698
1927 — 70 70 #791
1926 — 76 76 #735
1925 — 80 80 #728
1924 — 99 99 #642
1923 — 103 103 #633
1922 — 91 91 #683
1921 — 82 82 #730
1920 — 75 75 #764
1919 — 80 80 #699
1918 — 91 91 #646
1917 — 66 66 #774
1916 — 87 87 #627
1915 — 93 93 #591
1914 — 51 51 #736
1913 — 41 41 #729
1912 — 38 38 #694
1911 — 22 22 #675
1910 — 13 13 #887
1909 — 13 13 #820
1908 — 14 14 #731
1907 — 7 7 #1,118
1906 — 8 8 #955
1905 — 14 14 #653
1904 — 12 12 #705
1903 — 8 8 #863
1902 — 6 6 #1,039
1901 — 8 8 #805
1900 — 12 12 #763
1899 — 6 6 #971
1898 — 8 8 #832
1897 — 11 11 #669
1896 — 6 6 #1,015
1895 — 10 10 #708
1894 — 8 8 #814
1893 — 8 8 #795
1892 — 11 11 #667
1891 — 14 14 #493
1890 — 7 7 #838
1888 — 6 6 #940
1885 — 9 9 #665
1884 — 6 6 #884
1883 — 5 5 #918
1882 — 8 8 #722
1880 — 8 8 #695