Carlton Name Popularity

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How popular is Carlton?

Ranking 2,179th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Carlton is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Carlton has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #217 in 1937.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1957 with 956 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Carlton in any given year was 13 in 1887.

Approximately during the years 1885-1889, 1890-1894, 1897-1900, 1907-1916, 1944-1947, and 1950-1954, the name Carlton took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2005-2009, and 2015-2017.

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Carlton be?

Carlton's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Carlton has dropped.

The name Carlton is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Carlton has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Carlton (Girl)		Carlton (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	63	2,179
2017		< 5	--	71	1,999
2016		< 5	--	80	1,860
2015		< 5	--	99	1,615
2014		< 5	--	85	1,765
2013		< 5	--	87	1,697
2012		< 5	--	100	1,575
2011		< 5	--	102	1,545
2010		< 5	--	122	1,376
2009		< 5	--	114	1,458
2008		< 5	--	128	1,343
2007		< 5	--	146	1,204
2006		< 5	--	143	1,174
2005		< 5	--	180	968
2004		< 5	--	137	1,143
2003		< 5	--	154	1,024
2002		< 5	--	175	916
2001		< 5	--	208	806
2000		< 5	--	225	750
1999		< 5	--	224	729
1998		< 5	--	246	687
1997		< 5	--	269	631
1996		5	13,869	284	615
1995		5	13,769	328	566
1994		6	12,021	356	546
1993		6	12,018	396	516
1992		8	9,613	437	480
1991		< 5	--	469	455
1990		< 5	--	529	425
1989		< 5	--	478	431
1988		< 5	--	381	467
1987		7	8,907	352	474
1986		8	7,855	376	449
1985		< 5	--	378	438
1984		6	9,288	367	438
1983		< 5	--	383	418
1982		< 5	--	444	383
1981		5	10,633	391	420
1980		8	7,509	441	390
1979		< 5	--	469	369
1978		< 5	--	436	368
1977		< 5	--	465	365
1976		5	9,472	396	389
1975		< 5	--	497	344
1974		5	8,938	450	363
1973		< 5	--	478	350
1972		< 5	--	464	363
1971		6	7,488	595	317
1970		10	5,094	584	327
1969		16	3,482	510	351
1968		7	5,693	602	305
1967		< 5	--	612	297
1966		7	5,328	649	293
1965		6	5,885	640	296
1964		7	5,545	776	279
1963		< 5	--	762	280
1962		< 5	--	816	268
1961		7	5,358	770	280
1960		9	4,484	847	275
1959		8	4,675	811	278
1958		7	4,945	889	260
1957		7	4,966	956	246
1956		5	6,057	908	242
1955		< 5	--	871	238
1954		5	5,842	835	240
1953		6	5,109	718	259
1952		< 5	--	696	260
1951		8	4,062	666	259
1950		< 5	--	569	278
1949		< 5	--	584	282
1948		5	5,329	547	294
1947		< 5	--	637	267
1946		10	3,248	542	277
1945		< 5	--	500	262
1944		6	4,126	485	270
1943		7	3,852	548	257
1942		< 5	--	516	260
1941		< 5	--	510	246
1940		5	4,449	492	244
1939		< 5	--	494	236
1938		< 5	--	536	223
1937		< 5	--	548	217
1936		6	3,757	484	234
1935		< 5	--	490	239
1934		< 5	--	479	239
1933		< 5	--	490	234
1932		5	4,504	525	228
1931		< 5	--	503	232
1930		6	4,104	471	258
1929		5	4,662	502	246
1928		< 5	--	551	234
1927		< 5	--	483	263
1926		5	4,950	483	255
1925		6	4,514	448	270
1924		< 5	--	430	275
1923		5	5,068	450	265
1922		5	5,125	447	267
1921		< 5	--	480	259
1920		6	4,471	440	260
1919		< 5	--	397	266
1918		< 5	--	432	258
1917		< 5	--	388	258
1916		< 5	--	395	251
1915		< 5	--	349	257
1914		< 5	--	283	258
1913		< 5	--	198	275
1912		< 5	--	201	248
1911		< 5	--	108	247
1910		< 5	--	89	257
1909		< 5	--	61	290
1908		< 5	--	48	317
1907		< 5	--	49	304
1906		< 5	--	49	287
1905		< 5	--	48	286
1904		< 5	--	47	276
1903		< 5	--	33	330
1902		< 5	--	37	320
1901		< 5	--	41	267
1900		< 5	--	38	355
1899		< 5	--	31	316
1898		< 5	--	31	348
1897		< 5	--	28	354
1896		< 5	--	31	340
1895		< 5	--	27	361
1894		< 5	--	30	323
1893		< 5	--	21	392
1892		< 5	--	21	415
1891		< 5	--	22	365
1890		< 5	--	17	440
1889		< 5	--	29	322
1888		< 5	--	19	431
1887		< 5	--	13	494
1886		< 5	--	22	369
1885		< 5	--	18	424
1884		< 5	--	20	401
1883		< 5	--	19	405
1882		< 5	--	21	391
1881		< 5	--	16	432
1880		< 5	--	13	507

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.