Baby name

Carleton

Boy

Classic name

The high point came in 1923, with 103 births and the No. 631 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 129 of the 146 years since 1880. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published.

4,839births since 1880

1920sgeneration

No. 631rank at its peak, in 1923

Where babies named Carleton are born

1923

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The darker the blue, the more common Carleton is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Carleton is most common in Maine (38 times), Massachusetts (8.4) and New York (2.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Carlton 48,890

Names from the same era

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