Is Carlon a boy or girl name?

Carlon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,050 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.8% were girls and 82.2% were boys. It changed hands in 1960, and has gone mainly to boys since.

Name Legacy

Carlon

Recorded 1921–2022 · United States

Carlon was most popular in 1960, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,676 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,050 people named Carlon.

Carlon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carlon’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carlon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carlon is mostly a boy’s name — 17.8% of the 1,050 Americans given it were girls and 82.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 1960 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Carlon

Explore further

See Carlon on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org