Charlton is a boy's name of English origin meaning “freeman and town.” In 2024 it was given to 8 boys in the United States.
Charlton belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “freeman and town” — 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, Charlton first appears in Social Security records in 1888. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #821 in 1890, and in 2024 8 babies received the name — 3,515 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Charlton means “freeman and town” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Charlton is a boy name. In 2024, 8 babies received the name in the US.
Charlton comes from the English & American tradition.
Charlton first appears in US records in 1888. Its best-ever ranking was #821 in 1890, and 8 babies were given the name in 2024.
Charlton is pronounced /ˈtʃɑː(ɹ)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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