Masculine dossier · first seen 1913

Karlton

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1991

Peak era

1991

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Millennial

Quick answers about Karlton

An estimated 1,244 living Americans are named Karlton.

Karlton 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 Karlton is approximately 42 years, with most bearers falling between 32 and 57 years old.

Not especially. Karlton has been declining since its 1991 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1913Peak 19912025

Peak year

1991

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,529

Karlton fell hard after 1991. Within five years it had dropped 81% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Karlton peaked in 1991, when 47 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 1,529 Americans named Karlton since 1913.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1991

Living profile

1,290

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age43

Core range32–59

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.