Given name & surname
Karlton
“a free man”
Karlton is a variant of Karl. One German interpretation is “a free man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karlton is a variant of Karl. One German interpretation is “a free man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Karlton is a variant of Karl. An origin associated with Karl is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karlton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,529
- 1,529 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 47 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,063 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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