The first name Carlton

In 2025, 43 boys born in the United States were named Carlton, the 2,893rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 955 were.

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.

• Carlton Cole
  English footballer (born 1983)
• Alfred Carlton Gilbert
  American athlete, inventor, and businessman (1884-1961)
• Carlton Cuse
  American television producer and screenwriter (born 1959)
• Carlton Palmer
  English association football player and manager (born 1965)
• Carlton Chambers
  Canadian sprinter, born 1975
• Carlton Fisk
  American baseball player, born 1947
• Carlton Ogawa
  Canadian rower (1934–2006)
• Carlton Morris
  English association football player (born 1995)
• Timothy Carlton
  British actor, born 1939
• Carlton J. H. Hayes
  American diplomat, academic, educator, 1882–1964
• Lloyd Carlton Stearman
  American aviation businessman (1898–1975)
• Carlton R. Sickles
  American politician (1921-2004)

How popular is the name Carlton?

In 2025, 7 boys born in England and Wales were named Carlton, ranking 2,952nd. Its peak was 1996, with 40 births.

Is Carlton a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 49,167 US babies named Carlton since 1880 were boys.

When was Carlton most popular?

1957 in the United States, when 955 babies were named Carlton, its highest rank at 246th.

Is Carlton also a surname?

Yes. Carlton is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.