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Carleton
OriginEnglish
Meaning"settlement of free men"
About Carleton
Carleton has a great meaning behind it, and should really have more popularity than it has found to date. You can shorten it to Carl or keep it upscale and formal in the longer form. Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk lends the name some sporty credentials, while American artist Carleton Wiggins confirms this name's Victorian earnestness.
Pronounced KARL-ton.
As of October 2026, Carleton ranked #11048 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #479 in 1891.
Editor's take: The name Carleton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "settlement of free men".
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Carleton on lists
Famous Carletons
- Carleton Stevens Coon
American physical anthropologist
- Carleton Watkins
American photographer
- Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
American physician; winner of the Nobel Prize
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