Carleton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement of the peasants or freemen.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Carleton by the numbers
Carleton was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 103 babies in 1923, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carleton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Carltonsettlement of the peasants or common people71 in the US (2017)
- Charlestoncharles's town; place name used as given name157 in the US (2017)
- Carlitoa diminutive of Carlo; a form of Charles meaning free man34 in the US (2017)
- Charltonsettlement of free men or farmers4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carlsonson of Carl; free man17 in the US (2017)
- Carlitosfree man; a diminutive form of Carlos12 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Carleton
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