Gender
Origin
- English
- From the land between the streams
Pronunciation
c(a)-rl-ton, car-lton
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #246, 954 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2884, 43 births)
- Girls: peak in 1969 (rank #3457, 16 births); most recent 1996 (rank #13513, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | – |
| 2024 | 45 | – |
| 2023 | 48 | – |
| 2022 | 37 | – |
| 2021 | 55 | – |
| 2020 | 61 | – |
| 2019 | 69 | – |
| 2018 | 64 | – |
| 2017 | 72 | – |
| 2016 | 82 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #464, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 25 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #3708, 4 births); most recent 2013 (rank #4873, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence