Charlton — #8981 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Charlton

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,515 babies named Charlton between 1888 and 2024, spanning 137 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Charlton currently holds the #8981 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 82 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlton performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 561 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Charlton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 158 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Charlton in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charlton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,515 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.