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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #59, 2001boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1965

  • 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: #312 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,495 boysWAIdaho: 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: #166 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,149 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedWIMichigan: #227 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,280 boysMINew York: #62 for boys · 431 births · 1 in 379 boysNYMassachusetts: #204 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,190 boysMARhode 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: #286 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,150 boysINOhio: #224 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,298 boysOHPennsylvania: #184 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,895 boysPANew Jersey: #105 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 757 boysNJConnecticut: #105 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 782 boysCTCalifornia: #84 for boys · 404 births · 1 in 433 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedUTColorado: #150 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 783 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedNEMissouri: #252 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,342 boysMOKentucky: #243 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,109 boysKYWest Virginia: #200 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,672 boysWVVirginia: #238 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,857 boysVAMaryland: #193 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,474 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedDEArizona: #58 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 267 boysAZNew Mexico: #66 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 252 boysNMKansas: #230 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,740 boysKSArkansas: #187 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,132 boysARTennessee: #182 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,206 boysTNNorth Carolina: #258 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,981 boysNCSouth Carolina: #256 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,850 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #149 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 861 boysDCOklahoma: #362 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,859 boysOKLouisiana: #204 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,045 boysLAMississippi: #287 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,044 boysMSAlabama: #184 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,082 boysALGeorgia: #232 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,540 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedHITexas: #60 for boys · 397 births · 1 in 261 boysTXFlorida: #120 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 576 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arizona#58 · 1 in 267
  2. Texas#60 · 1 in 261
  3. New York#62 · 1 in 379
  4. New Mexico#66 · 1 in 252
  5. California#84 · 1 in 433

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#58571 in 267
Texas#603971 in 261
New York#624311 in 379
New Mexico#66431 in 252
California#844041 in 433
Connecticut#105321 in 782
New Jersey#105771 in 757
Florida#120861 in 576
District of Columbia#149151 in 861
Colorado#150231 in 783
Illinois#166861 in 1,149
Tennessee#182291 in 1,206
Alabama#184301 in 1,082
Pennsylvania#184531 in 1,895
Arkansas#187151 in 1,132
Maryland#193211 in 1,474
West Virginia#20091 in 1,672
Louisiana#204351 in 1,045
Massachusetts#204161 in 3,190
Ohio#224411 in 2,298
Michigan#227351 in 2,280
Kansas#230101 in 1,740
Georgia#232291 in 1,540
Virginia#238211 in 1,857
Kentucky#243141 in 2,109
Missouri#252171 in 2,342
South Carolina#256131 in 1,850
North Carolina#258231 in 1,981
Indiana#286151 in 3,150
Mississippi#287111 in 2,044
Washington#31271 in 3,495
Oklahoma#36251 in 3,859
Alaska
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wisconsin
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 1965

girls
#2,204
29 births · 1 in 60,868 girls
boys
#144
2,131 births · 1 in 873 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #2,204Carlos29

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #144Carlos2,131
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 60,868 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 70.7% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #2,154Wendolyn30
  2. #2,154Zenaida30
  3. #2,154Zulma30
  4. #2,204Carlos29
  5. #2,204Aleshia29
  6. #2,204Amparo29
  7. #2,204Angle29
  8. #2,247Aaron28
  9. #2,247Alethia28
  10. #2,247Alexa28

Tied with 42 names at #2,204; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. 723Marni#1,610#887
  2. 654Dionne#1,281#627
  3. 432Marnie#1,016#584
  4. 426Keli#1,383#957
  5. 368Gia#1,334#966
Fallers
  1. 1,326Djuna#738#2,064
  2. 470Djuana#756#1,226
  3. 383Shirl#714#1,097
  4. 297Beverley#955#1,252
  5. 275Dottie#912#1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 873 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #141Fred2,146
  2. #142Jerome2,143
  3. #143Theodore2,140
  4. #144Carlos2,131
  5. #145Erik2,117
  6. #146Harry2,111
  7. #147Ray2,092
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. 785Trace#1,655#870
  2. 729Darran#1,729#1,000
  3. 655Daryn#1,371#716
  4. 648Darian#1,545#897
  5. 512Darryn#1,327#815
Fallers
  1. 1,557Jaimie#809#2,366
  2. 443Tammy#875#1,318
  3. 406Destry#637#1,043
  4. 318Dewitt#936#1,254
  5. 303Cassius#860#1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965