Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Carleton

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1923

Peak era

1923

Peak births

103

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19232025

Quick answers about Carleton

An estimated 2,075 living Americans are named Carleton.

Carleton fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Carleton is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 45 and 74 years old.

Not especially. Carleton has been declining since its 1923 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1923

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

4,839

Carleton last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 4,839 American boys received the name.

Carleton peaked in 1923, when 103 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 4,839 Americans named Carleton since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1923

Living profile

2,075

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age62

Core range45–74

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.