Karlton — #10968 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Karlton

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,528 babies named Karlton between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Karlton currently holds the #10968 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karlton performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Karlton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Karlton in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karlton 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 1,528 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.