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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #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 1969

  • 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: #283 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,750 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: #108 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 635 boysILWisconsin: #268 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,534 boysWIMichigan: #177 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,303 boysMINew York: #50 for boys · 546 births · 1 in 277 boysNYMassachusetts: #120 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,069 boysMARhode Island: #118 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,044 boysRIOregon: 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: #315 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,532 boysIAIndiana: #216 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,733 boysINOhio: #210 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,963 boysOHPennsylvania: #165 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,461 boysPANew Jersey: #86 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 540 boysNJConnecticut: #75 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 514 boysCTCalifornia: #52 for boys · 583 births · 1 in 298 boysCAUtah: #222 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,579 boysUTColorado: #131 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 687 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedNEMissouri: #177 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,204 boysMOKentucky: #204 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,530 boysKYWest Virginia: #183 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,509 boysWVVirginia: #190 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,273 boysVAMaryland: #157 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,051 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedDEArizona: #48 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 235 boysAZNew Mexico: #69 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 281 boysNMKansas: #269 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,346 boysKSArkansas: #307 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,543 boysARTennessee: #160 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,002 boysTNNorth Carolina: #162 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 935 boysNCSouth Carolina: #208 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,332 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #66 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 332 boysDCOklahoma: #241 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,759 boysOKLouisiana: #158 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 727 boysLAMississippi: #143 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 721 boysMSAlabama: #118 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 602 boysALGeorgia: #124 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 629 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedHITexas: #46 for boys · 472 births · 1 in 231 boysTXFlorida: #88 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 465 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#46 · 1 in 231
  2. Arizona#48 · 1 in 235
  3. New York#50 · 1 in 277
  4. California#52 · 1 in 298
  5. District of Columbia#66 · 1 in 332

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#464721 in 231
Arizona#48661 in 235
New York#505461 in 277
California#525831 in 298
District of Columbia#66361 in 332
New Mexico#69331 in 281
Connecticut#75441 in 514
New Jersey#861001 in 540
Florida#881081 in 465
Illinois#1081451 in 635
Alabama#118491 in 602
Rhode Island#11871 in 1,044
Massachusetts#120431 in 1,069
Georgia#124681 in 629
Colorado#131271 in 687
Mississippi#143291 in 721
Maryland#157271 in 1,051
Louisiana#158471 in 727
Tennessee#160341 in 1,002
North Carolina#162471 in 935
Pennsylvania#165621 in 1,461
Michigan#177601 in 1,303
Missouri#177321 in 1,204
West Virginia#18391 in 1,509
Virginia#190291 in 1,273
Kentucky#204181 in 1,530
South Carolina#208171 in 1,332
Ohio#210471 in 1,963
Indiana#216261 in 1,733
Utah#22271 in 1,579
Oklahoma#241111 in 1,759
Wisconsin#268101 in 3,534
Kansas#26971 in 2,346
Washington#283101 in 2,750
Arkansas#30761 in 2,543
Iowa#31551 in 4,532
Alaska
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Vermont
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 1969

girls
#2,254
32 births · 1 in 52,719 girls
boys
#110
2,891 births · 1 in 619 boys

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #2,254Carlos32

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #110Carlos2,891
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 52,719 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 74.1% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #2,208Tresha33
  2. #2,208Vernetta33
  3. #2,208Wilhelmina33
  4. #2,254Carlos32
  5. #2,254Alaine32
  6. #2,254Angele32
  7. #2,254Belen32
  8. #2,296Abbey31
  9. #2,296Adena31
  10. #2,296Alethia31

Tied with 41 names at #2,254; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. 1,462Shani#2,126#664
  2. 1,203Julissa#2,164#961
  3. 1,133Chelsea#1,834#701
  4. 667Latasha#1,519#852
  5. 549Britt#1,519#970
Fallers
  1. 455Tamiko#552#1,007
  2. 345Alesia#697#1,042
  3. 324Vickey#966#1,290
  4. 308Bettina#746#1,054
  5. 293Cammie#846#1,139

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

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 619 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 97.8% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #107Derrick2,936
  2. #108Albert2,934
  3. #109Derek2,925
  4. #110Carlos2,891
  5. #111Allen2,885
  6. #112Mike2,870
  7. #113Travis2,862
Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. 1,735Dedric#2,735#1,000
  2. 780Jameson#1,731#951
  3. 589Torrey#1,393#804
  4. 549Jamison#1,258#709
  5. 534Jemal#1,083#549
Fallers
  1. 449Artis#877#1,326
  2. 410Kennedy#986#1,396
  3. 408Alfie#968#1,376
  4. 360Micky#861#1,221
  5. 356Montgomery#946#1,302

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

See the top 100 for 1969