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How popular is the name Carlton?
Births per year, rank history and how many Carltons are alive today.
Carlton (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 2952nd in 2025 and given to 7 babies. The name peaked in 1996, when 40 babies were given the name, the 464th most popular that year. It has declined since 1996; the 2025 figure is roughly 18% of its peak.
The Carlton you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old - or else around 17: the name has two living generations. Half of all Carltons born in England and Wales are between 15 and 33, and there are at least 750 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Carlton - on average, only one in every 404 such rooms contains a Carlton.
How many babies are named Carlton each year?
Where does Carlton rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Carlton most popular?
Carlton peaked in 1996, when 40 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Carlton?
At least 750 people named Carlton born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Carlton?
Most living Carltons are between 15 and 33; the most common age is about 31. There is a second cluster around 17.
Is Carlton becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.