Boy name Old English origin

Carlton

KARL-tuhn · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Free peasant settlement
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2829
2024 births45
Peak year1957
First appeared1880
Total US births48,847
1957 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Carl
Alternate spellings
Charlton

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