Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Karlton

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
free man

Pronunciation

k(a)-rl-ton, kar-lton

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #1724, 47 births); most recent 2024 (rank #10889, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025–
20246
2023–
20227
20216
20207
20195
2018–
20177
20168

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 2017 (rank #3041, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #3998, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20224
2021–
20203
2019–
20183
20176
2016–

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