Charlton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement of free men or farmers.
Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies
Charlton by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Charlton. In the US, 21 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 82 babies in 1971, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Charlton. 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)
- Chaytonfalcon; a form of chatan54 in the US (2017)
- Carlsonson of Carl; free man17 in the US (2017)
- Coaltoncoal settlement; dark coal mining town7 in the US (2017)
- Carletonsettlement of the peasants or freemen5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Charlton, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Charlesfree man7,142 in the US (2017)
- Maverickindependent, unbranded4,737 in the US (2017)
- Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carlosfree man; a form of Charles3,058 in the US (2017)
- Franciscofree man, frenchman; from Franciscus1,398 in the US (2017)
- Frankiefree man; a form of Frank887 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Charlton
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