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Carlton
The name Carlton carries the meaning "Old English place name", with roots in Old English. It was at its most popular in the 1950s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. Its single strongest year on record was 1957.
Old EnglishOld English place name
Etymology"Settlement of free peasants" (Carls)
Births by decade
1900s
451
1910s
2,840
1920s
4,746
1930s
5,036
1940s
5,394
1950s
7,965
1960s
7,043
1970s
4,861
1980s
4,025
1990s
3,568
2000s
1,610
2010s
745
Peaked in the 1950s · 48,284 total U.S. births since 1900