Over the past 110 years, 5 girls and 43 644 boys have been named Carlton. The name Carlton ranks 18219th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Carlton in 1969. The peak of popularity of the name Carlton came in the 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.