Unisex name · since 1921
Carlon
Carlon has 863 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 863
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carlon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 863 have been recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Carlon recorded 863 times among boys since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2022.
- #5,633 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 863 born since 1921
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlon ranks #5,633 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 863 born since 1921, peaking in the 1940s.
- #5,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 863
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carlon's 863 recorded births place it above 87.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carlon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carlon's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carlon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2022
- Peak year (1973)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Carlon popularity over time - girls
187 total births recorded since 1938 (Carlon as girls' name)
Carlon by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (120 births, 14% of the file).
1940s was Carlon's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Carlon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s
1930s
87 births
- 1940s
1940s
120 births
- 1950s
1950s
102 births
- 1960s
1960s
85 births
- 1970s
1970s
105 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 120 births (14% of all-time use).
How Carlon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Carlon's total volume
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What to do with Carlon's data
- Carlon's decade-level peak was the 1940s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carlon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carlon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.