Carlon comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Little champion or little warrior..
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How popular is Carlon?
1973peak year
Today, Carlon is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #10824), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1973, 19 babies were given the name (ranked #2136 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1940s. In all, around 1,050 babies have been registered as Carlon since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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