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.

Carlton

#514 most common boys' name of all time · #1,110 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#514
Rank overall
#1,110 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
49,167
Since 2016
577
Peak year
1957 #246
Best rank
#217 1937
Girls Boys peak 962/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Carlton 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
2025 43 43 #2,884
2024 46 46 #2,791
2023 48 48 #2,694
2022 37 37 #3,217
2021 55 55 #2,439
2020 61 61 #2,235
2019 69 69 #2,082
2018 64 64 #2,168
2017 72 72 #1,981
2016 82 82 #1,829
2015 99 99 #1,614
2014 88 88 #1,714
2013 87 87 #1,696
2012 100 100 #1,575
2011 102 102 #1,547
2010 122 122 #1,378
2009 114 114 #1,460
2008 128 128 #1,343
2007 146 146 #1,207
2006 143 143 #1,179
2005 180 180 #967
2004 137 137 #1,146
2003 154 154 #1,024
2002 175 175 #917
2001 208 208 #805
2000 225 225 #750
1999 224 224 #730
1998 246 246 #687
1997 269 269 #631
1996 5 284 289 #615
1995 5 328 333 #566
1994 6 356 362 #546
1993 6 396 402 #516
1992 8 437 445 #480
1991 469 469 #455
1990 529 529 #425
1989 478 478 #431
1988 381 381 #468
1987 7 352 359 #474
1986 8 376 384 #449
1985 378 378 #439
1984 6 367 373 #439
1983 383 383 #418
1982 444 444 #383
1981 5 392 397 #419
1980 8 442 450 #389
1979 469 469 #369
1978 436 436 #368
1977 465 465 #365
1976 5 397 402 #389
1975 496 496 #346
1974 5 450 455 #364
1973 477 477 #350
1972 464 464 #363
1971 6 595 601 #317
1970 10 584 594 #327
1969 16 511 527 #351
1968 7 601 608 #305
1967 613 613 #297
1966 7 650 657 #293
1965 6 639 645 #296
1964 7 777 784 #279
1963 762 762 #280
1962 815 815 #269
1961 7 768 775 #280
1960 9 849 858 #274
1959 8 813 821 #278
1958 7 887 894 #260
1957 7 955 962 #246
1956 5 908 913 #242
1955 874 874 #239
1954 6 833 839 #242
1953 6 718 724 #259
1952 698 698 #259
1951 8 665 673 #259
1950 569 569 #278
1949 584 584 #281
1948 5 547 552 #294
1947 637 637 #267
1946 10 542 552 #277
1945 500 500 #262
1944 5 485 490 #270
1943 7 548 555 #257
1942 516 516 #260
1941 510 510 #246
1940 5 492 497 #244
1939 494 494 #237
1938 538 538 #223
1937 548 548 #217
1936 6 483 489 #235
1935 491 491 #239
1934 477 477 #240
1933 491 491 #234
1932 5 525 530 #228
1931 503 503 #232
1930 6 471 477 #258
1929 5 502 507 #246
1928 551 551 #234
1927 483 483 #262
1926 5 483 488 #255
1925 6 448 454 #270
1924 430 430 #276
1923 5 450 455 #265
1922 5 447 452 #267
1921 480 480 #259
1920 6 440 446 #260
1919 397 397 #266
1918 432 432 #258
1917 388 388 #258
1916 395 395 #251
1915 349 349 #258
1914 283 283 #259
1913 198 198 #276
1912 201 201 #249
1911 108 108 #247
1910 89 89 #260
1909 61 61 #290
1908 48 48 #323
1907 49 49 #305
1906 49 49 #291
1905 48 48 #288
1904 47 47 #276
1903 33 33 #336
1902 37 37 #325
1901 41 41 #270
1900 38 38 #356
1899 31 31 #318
1898 31 31 #348
1897 28 28 #357
1896 31 31 #350
1895 27 27 #364
1894 30 30 #330
1893 21 21 #398
1892 21 21 #418
1891 22 22 #372
1890 17 17 #448
1889 29 29 #330
1888 19 19 #437
1887 13 13 #501
1886 22 22 #382
1885 18 18 #431
1884 20 20 #413
1883 19 19 #410
1882 21 21 #397
1881 16 16 #438
1880 13 13 #507