Carlos

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · #150 for boys in 2025, 2,418 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2001 · 6,842 births
Debut · boys
17 births
In top 100 · boys
43 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
307,036
since 1880

Carlos over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #59, 2001boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1502,418
2024#1352,626
2023#15,1945#1392,557
2022#15,3065#1472,594
2021#1512,506
2020#1492,480
2019#1342,846
2018#9,80610#1382,864
2017#1343,075
2016#1293,204
2015#1183,421
2014#1183,424
2013#1063,684
2012#13,4837#954,010
2011#16,7645#914,182
2010#11,2469#894,591
2009#795,379
2008#15,4056#736,054
2007#15,4916#706,420
2006#8,71513#706,549
2005#7,89114#706,563
2004#7,07716#716,260
2003#6,88516#666,218
2002#5,67320#656,592
2001#5,17422#596,842
2000#6,20817#666,322
1999#5,66118#596,665
1998#6,07316#695,481
1997#5,01020#675,463
1996#4,05926#675,464
1995#4,67721#685,545
1994#4,11525#725,329
1993#3,22135#725,353
1992#3,50331#695,342
1991#2,88640#725,330
1990#2,64044#755,213
1989#2,52745#774,638
1988#2,15253#804,127
1987#2,43442#744,149
1986#1,93257#764,090
1985#3,00830#744,089
1984#2,29942#743,964
1983#2,31041#753,912
1982#2,02451#714,268
1981#2,48838#714,185
1980#2,12848#784,084
1979#2,18745#734,165
1978#1,98748#783,729
1977#1,92251#743,795
1976#2,13540#703,787
1975#1,80751#733,793
1974#1,84847#713,871
1973#1,93942#743,569
1972#2,09337#843,434
1971#1,90645#883,426
1970#2,57728#983,380
1969#2,25432#1102,891
1968#2,16431#1212,497
1967#2,49224#1292,298
1966#2,19129#1382,159
1965#2,20429#1442,131
1964#2,53024#1502,195
1963#2,70421#1562,112
1962#2,74120#1572,119
1961#2,19729#1642,001
1960#2,15029#1671,993
1959#2,86917#1621,947
1958#2,66319#1651,904
1957#2,72718#1731,787
1956#2,38922#1661,796
1955#2,55319#1661,703
1954#2,77916#1731,611
1953#3,48011#1811,393
1952#2,67116#1881,258
1951#2,11622#1891,233
1950#2,65215#1881,189
1949#2,85013#1841,135
1948#2,82813#1931,027
1947#4,3457#1971,032
1946#3,03411#199867
1945#2,06017#200719
1944#2,94610#211689
1943#3,04010#211698
1942#221660
1941#3,5597#216614
1940#2,73710#201659
1939#2,9229#212579
1938#2,11315#210583
1937#2,44812#225531
1936#3,3767#217536
1935#3,7426#214559
1934#2,74110#217559
1933#2,8689#208563
1932#2,23514#231520
1931#3,2268#224545
1930#2,69011#222578
1929#2,43713#228557
1928#224583
1927#3,5618#242544
1926#3,2699#250496
1925#4,4266#261471
1924#268452
1923#3,9717#274427
1922#4,4456#270441
1921#4,4646#283393
1920#3,09710#267421
1919#314312
1918#294348
1917#307298
1916#352234
1915#309273
1914#313210
1913#3,1875#317160
1912#341124
1911#32869
1910#27082
1909#29260
1908#29056
1907#23974
1906#28150
1905#25958
1904#32238
1903#29441
1902#31737
1901#27738
1900#35737
1899#28936
1898#35030
1897#35328
1896#35230
1895#43720
1894#36725
1893#34926
1892#38424
1891#44116
1890#43417
1889#35125
1888#34329
1887#36620
1886#45116
1885#31828
1884#52013
1883#35922
1882#39920
1881#38919
1880#42517
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Carlos was already there! It came in at #425, and was given to 17 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.

Where Carlos is popular in 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedMNIllinois: #291 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,242 boysILWisconsin: #318 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,615 boysWIMichigan: #386 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,465 boysMINew York: #319 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,568 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedIAIndiana: #214 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,292 boysINOhio: #251 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,530 boysOHPennsylvania: #483 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 14,138 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #79 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 375 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedUTColorado: #185 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,155 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedNEMissouri: #297 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,434 boysMOKentucky: #121 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 680 boysKYWest Virginia: #144 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 850 boysWVVirginia: #307 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,122 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedDEArizona: #46 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 173 boysAZNew Mexico: #67 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 251 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedKSArkansas: #376 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,612 boysARTennessee: #188 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,421 boysTNNorth Carolina: #419 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,932 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #242 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,746 boysOKLouisiana: #417 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,794 boysLAMississippi: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,800 boysMSAlabama: #236 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,986 boysALGeorgia: #262 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,401 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedHITexas: #84 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 366 boysTXFlorida: #177 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,171 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arizona#46 · 1 in 173
  2. New Mexico#67 · 1 in 251
  3. California#79 · 1 in 375
  4. Texas#84 · 1 in 366
  5. Kentucky#121 · 1 in 680

Best ever in a state: #20 in Arizona, 2002.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#46221 in 173
New Mexico#67191 in 251
California#79951 in 375
Texas#841591 in 366
Kentucky#121391 in 680
West Virginia#144211 in 850
Florida#177101 in 1,171
Colorado#18571 in 1,155
Tennessee#188181 in 1,421
Indiana#214101 in 2,292
Alabama#236141 in 1,986
Oklahoma#242131 in 1,746
Ohio#251131 in 3,530
Georgia#262121 in 2,401
Illinois#291121 in 4,242
Missouri#29781 in 3,434
Virginia#30771 in 3,122
Mississippi#31071 in 2,800
Wisconsin#31851 in 4,615
New York#319151 in 5,568
Arkansas#37651 in 3,612
Michigan#38651 in 7,465
Louisiana#41751 in 3,794
North Carolina#41971 in 4,932
Pennsylvania#48351 in 14,138
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Carlos
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 15 spots since 2024 (#135#150)
  • 1 spot since 2020 (#149#150)
  • 32 spots since 2015 (#118#150)
  • Biggest jump: 202 spots in 1885 (#520#318)
  • Biggest drop: 161 spots in 1884 (#359#520)
Rise & fade · boys
121 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2001 at #59 (6,842 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1970–2012
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 284
  • Highest: 1 in 284 boys born in 2001 were named Carlos (0.35%)
  • Latest: 1 in 706 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 20.6% of all boys named Carlos (63,199) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s209#318 (1885)#392
1890s252#289 (1899)#376
1900s489#239 (1907)#293
1910s2,110#270 (1910)#315
1920s4,785#224 (1928)#257
1930s5,553#208 (1933)#218
1940s8,100#184 (1949)#203
1950s15,821#162 (1959)#175
1960s22,396#110 (1969)#144
1970s36,949#70 (1976)#78
1980s41,506#71 (1982)#75
1990s55,185#59 (1999)#69
2000s63,199#59 (2001)#69
2010s35,301#89 (2010)#115
2020s15,181#135 (2024)#145

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Carlos in 1934

girls
#2,741
10 births · 1 in 104,423 girls
boys
#217
559 births · 1 in 1,847 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #2,741Carlos10

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #217Carlos559
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 104,423 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 44.9% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #2,567Wonda11
  2. #2,567Zadie11
  3. #2,567Zulema11
  4. #2,741Carlos10
  5. #2,741Abelina10
  6. #2,741Agness10
  7. #2,741Aiko10
  8. #2,923Adda9
  9. #2,923Adelyn9
  10. #2,923Adonna9

Tied with 181 names at #2,741; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. 571Luann#1,442#871
  2. 469Alison#1,442#973
  3. 439Golda#1,364#925
  4. 350Ronald#1,244#894
  5. 346Gale#1,102#756
Fallers
  1. 685Nira#463#1,148
  2. 342Vina#782#1,124
  3. 316Zita#947#1,263
  4. 299Myrtie#834#1,133
  5. 278Theola#985#1,263

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,847 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 94.8% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #214Nelson569
  2. #215Eldon568
  3. #216Lynn564
  4. #217Carlos559
  5. #218Ramon551
  6. #219Jacob547
  7. #220Gerard545
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. 746Lanny#1,361#615
  2. 630Kerry#1,586#956
  3. 620Marland#1,456#836
  4. 404Kirk#1,202#798
  5. 350Valentin#1,281#931
Fallers
  1. 730Neville#995#1,725
  2. 616Garner#770#1,386
  3. 520Vivian#905#1,425
  4. 488Finis#869#1,357
  5. 464Malcom#961#1,425

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1934