The baby name Charlton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈtʃɑːrltən/ (CHARL-ton).
Charlton is English in Origin.
The baby name Charlton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈtʃɑːrltən/ (CHARL-ton).
Charlton is English in Origin.
Charlton is a toponymic English name from Old English ceorl ("free man, peasant") and tun ("enclosure, settlement"), yielding the meaning "settlement of the freemen" or "farmstead of peasants." It arose as the name of numerous villages across England, which then produced the surname Charlton in medieval records. The word ceorl later gave English "churl," but in its earliest sense it denoted a free commoner, not a boor.
Adopted as a given name in the 19th and early 20th centuries during the surname-as-first-name trend, Charlton gained wider familiarity through actor Charlton Heston, yet it has remained rare. The name offers a tailored, Old English gravitas without tying directly to Charles. Variants include the spelling Charleton and the closely related Carlton and Carleton (from the same roots), while Charleston is a distinct formation meaning "Charles's town." Informal nicknames such as Char or Chaz sometimes appear.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| JM | 0 | #91 | 3 | 3,714 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #158 | 19 | 4,064 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #192 | 44 | 6,830 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #245 | 28 | 6,876 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2007 | #315 | 5 | 2,287 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #354 | 4 | 8,483 | |
| ZA | 0 | #356 | 92 | 14,421 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| France | Boys | 2001 | #373 | 3 | 2,316 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #400 | 9 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #445 | 1,227 | 25,619 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #507 | 21 | 12,905 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #660 | 38 | 17,960 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #865 | 14 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #885 | 8 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #932 | 20 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #939 | 13 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,087 | 25 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,125 | 17 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,600 | 15 | 28,008 |
Charlton is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:
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