How Many People Are Named Calton?
An estimated 175 people in the United States have the first name Calton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Calton peaked in popularity in 1939 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Calton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Calton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
175
About 1 in 1,958,596 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1939
11 births
Total Registered
299
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Calton
Calton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 299 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Calton as a male name
Ranked #12,571 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 1939 (11 births)
Calton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Calton span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 48 babies were registered. Calton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Calton by Decade
How has Calton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Calton by State
Calton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Calton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Calton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Calton?
We estimate approximately 175 people named Calton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,958,596 Americans share this first name.
Is Calton a common name?
Calton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 299 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Calton most popular?
Calton reached peak popularity in 1939, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Calton is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Calton a male name?
Calton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Calton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Calton Smith, Calton Johnson, Calton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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