The baby name Carleton appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 1984. It was most popular in 1923 with 72 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Carleton has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 17 |
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 44 |
| 1916 | 42 |
| 1917 | 25 |
| 1918 | 58 |
| 1919 | 41 |
| 1920 | 35 |
| 1921 | 32 |
| 1922 | 49 |
| 1923 | 72 |
| 1924 | 60 |
| 1925 | 38 |
| 1926 | 37 |
| 1927 | 34 |
| 1928 | 49 |
| 1929 | 32 |
| 1930 | 33 |
| 1931 | 35 |
| 1932 | 23 |
| 1933 | 26 |
| 1934 | 22 |
| 1935 | 19 |
| 1936 | 26 |
| 1937 | 24 |
| 1938 | 11 |
| 1939 | 36 |
| 1940 | 22 |
| 1941 | 19 |
| 1942 | 42 |
| 1943 | 27 |
| 1944 | 36 |
| 1945 | 27 |
| 1946 | 12 |
| 1947 | 14 |
| 1948 | 7 |
| 1949 | 20 |
| 1950 | 13 |
| 1951 | 29 |
| 1952 | 12 |
| 1953 | 6 |
| 1954 | 20 |
| 1955 | 34 |
| 1956 | 30 |
| 1957 | 25 |
| 1958 | 30 |
| 1959 | 8 |
| 1960 | 9 |
| 1961 | 10 |
| 1964 | 14 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1984 | 5 |