Carlton is a boy's name of English origin meaning “free peasant settlement.” In 2024 it was given to 45 boys in the United States.
Carlton belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “free peasant settlement” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Carlton first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #217 in 1937, and in 2024 45 babies received the name — 48,847 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Carlton means “free peasant settlement” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Carlton is a boy name. In 2024, 45 babies received the name in the US.
Carlton comes from the English & American tradition.
Carlton first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #217 in 1937, and 45 babies were given the name in 2024.
Carlton is pronounced /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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