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Carlton
OriginEnglish
Meaning"settlement of free men"
About Carlton
See CARLETON.
Pronounced CARL-tuhn.
As of October 2026, Carlton ranked #2893 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #217 in 1937.
Editor's take: The name Carlton is a boy's name.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,714 | 88 | 45.8 |
| 2015 | #1,617 | 99 | 51.7 |
| 2016 | #1,831 | 82 | 43.2 |
| 2017 | #1,978 | 72 | 38.9 |
| 2018 | #2,173 | 64 | 35.2 |
| 2019 | #2,090 | 69 | 38.5 |
| 2020 | #2,240 | 61 | 35.3 |
| 2021 | #2,443 | 55 | 31.4 |
| 2022 | #3,221 | 37 | 21.2 |
| 2023 | #2,700 | 48 | 28.1 |
| 2024 | #2,829 | 45 | 26.1 |
| 2025 | #2,893 | 43 | 25.2 |
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Carlton on lists
Famous Carltons
- (Arthur) Carlton Cuse
American screenwriter and producer
- Carlton Ernest Fisk
American baseball player
- Carlton Skinner
1st governor of Guam
- Carlton Douglas Ridenhour aka Chuck D
American rapper
- Carlton Michael George Cole (Okirie)
English footballer
- Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
English actor
- Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch (b. 2015)
son of Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter
Carlton in pop culture
- Carlton Jebediah "Lassie" Lassiter
head detective on TV's "Psych"
- Carlton Banks
character on TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
- Carlton "Carl" Carlson
character on TV's "The Simpsons"
- Carlton Summers Kennish
son of Lily Summers and Toby Kennish on TV's "Switched at Birth"
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Canadian greeting card company
- The Ritz
Carlton Hotel
Carlton in blog posts
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