Karlton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KARL-ton
- Origin
- English
Karlton is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “settlement of free peasants”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Karlton mean?
English: spelling of Carlton; English surname from place names
“settlement of free peasants”
From English place names joining Old English ceorl, 'free peasant', and tun, 'settlement'.
Meaning borrowed from Carlton.
Is Karlton a girl's or a boy's name?
Karlton is a boys' name.
How popular is Karlton in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 6 boys.
Karlton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Karlton in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 47 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the boys named Karlton in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karlton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,621 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,342 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,290 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 47 | #1,719 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,062 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,292 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,206 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,633 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,131 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,629 |
| 1974 | 33 | #1,520 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,511 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,744 |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,698 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,913 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,787 |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,710 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,298 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,624 |
| 1964 | 27 | #1,509 |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,743 |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,514 |
| 1961 | 27 | #1,551 |
| 1960 | 19 | #1,857 |
| 1959 | 23 | #1,664 |
| 1958 | 24 | #1,592 |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,714 |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,607 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,301 |
| 1954 | 21 | #1,667 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,512 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,660 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,437 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,605 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,787 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,029 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 13 | #1,997 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,112 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,252 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,094 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,383 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,739 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,530 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,820 |
Names like Karlton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Karlton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karlton, updated 20 October 2026.