The first name Carleton
A boy’s name.
Pronounced /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name transferred from the surname.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Carleton at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 6 boys born in the United States were named Carleton, the 11,059th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1923, when 103 were.
4,839
babies named Carleton since 1880
#11,059
rank in 2023
1923
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Carleton
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Daniel Carleton GajdusekAmerican medical researcher, 1923–2008
- Carleton S. CoonAmerican anthropologist, 1904–1981
- Carleton CarpenterActor, magician, dancer, writer, 1926–2022
- Carleton WatkinsAmerican photographer (1829–1916)
- Carleton YoungAmerican character actor (1905–1994)
- Carleton Roy BallAmerican botanist (1873-1958)
- Carleton WashburneAmerican superintendent of schools (1889-1968)
- Carleton ReaEnglish mycologist, botanist, and naturalist (1861-1946)
- Carly FiorinaAmerican businesswoman and politician, born 1954
Questions
- Is Carleton a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 4,839 US babies named Carleton since 1880 were boys.
- When was Carleton most popular?
- 1923 in the United States, when 103 babies were named Carleton, its highest rank at 632nd.
- How do you pronounce Carleton?
- Carleton is /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/, 2 syllables.
- Is Carleton also a surname?
- Yes. Carleton is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.