Charlton
Charlton was the 5902nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 821st; the most babies were born in 1971 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 986 places. More babies were named Charlton in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,902 boys, down 615 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197182 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,535babies recorded
Charlton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1998.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,902 | 15 |
| 2020 | #5,287 | 17 |
| 2010 | #4,547 | 21 |
| 2000 | #2,435 | 39 |
| 1990 | #1,686 | 48 |
| 1980 | #1,273 | 53 |
| 1970 | #1,065 | 59 |
| 1960 | #1,167 | 45 |
| 1950 | #1,950 | 15 |
| 1940 | #2,097 | 12 |
| 1930 | #3,336 | 7 |
| 1920 | #2,063 | 16 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #821 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Charlton, counting every spelling?
Charlton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Charlton?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Charlton (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Charlton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Charlton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Charlton?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Charlton are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 29 and 58. That makes Charlton mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Charlton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Charlton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Charlton
How popular is the name Charlton?
Charlton was the 5902nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 821st; the most babies were born in 1971 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 986 places. More babies were named Charlton in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Charlton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Charlton in the US.