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
- Peak · boys
- 2001 · 6,842 births
- Debut · boys
- 17 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 43 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 307,036since 1880
Carlos over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #150 | 2,418 | |
| 2024 | — | #135 | 2,626 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #139 | 2,557 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #147 | 2,594 |
| 2021 | — | #151 | 2,506 | |
| 2020 | — | #149 | 2,480 | |
| 2019 | — | #134 | 2,846 | |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #138 | 2,864 |
| 2017 | — | #134 | 3,075 | |
| 2016 | — | #129 | 3,204 | |
| 2015 | — | #118 | 3,421 | |
| 2014 | — | #118 | 3,424 | |
| 2013 | — | #106 | 3,684 | |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #95 | 4,010 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #91 | 4,182 |
| 2010 | #11,246 | 9 | #89 | 4,591 |
| 2009 | — | #79 | 5,379 | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #73 | 6,054 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #70 | 6,420 |
| 2006 | #8,715 | 13 | #70 | 6,549 |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | #70 | 6,563 |
| 2004 | #7,077 | 16 | #71 | 6,260 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #66 | 6,218 |
| 2002 | #5,673 | 20 | #65 | 6,592 |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | #59 | 6,842 |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | #66 | 6,322 |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 | #59 | 6,665 |
| 1998 | #6,073 | 16 | #69 | 5,481 |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | #67 | 5,463 |
| 1996 | #4,059 | 26 | #67 | 5,464 |
| 1995 | #4,677 | 21 | #68 | 5,545 |
| 1994 | #4,115 | 25 | #72 | 5,329 |
| 1993 | #3,221 | 35 | #72 | 5,353 |
| 1992 | #3,503 | 31 | #69 | 5,342 |
| 1991 | #2,886 | 40 | #72 | 5,330 |
| 1990 | #2,640 | 44 | #75 | 5,213 |
| 1989 | #2,527 | 45 | #77 | 4,638 |
| 1988 | #2,152 | 53 | #80 | 4,127 |
| 1987 | #2,434 | 42 | #74 | 4,149 |
| 1986 | #1,932 | 57 | #76 | 4,090 |
| 1985 | #3,008 | 30 | #74 | 4,089 |
| 1984 | #2,299 | 42 | #74 | 3,964 |
| 1983 | #2,310 | 41 | #75 | 3,912 |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 | #71 | 4,268 |
| 1981 | #2,488 | 38 | #71 | 4,185 |
| 1980 | #2,128 | 48 | #78 | 4,084 |
| 1979 | #2,187 | 45 | #73 | 4,165 |
| 1978 | #1,987 | 48 | #78 | 3,729 |
| 1977 | #1,922 | 51 | #74 | 3,795 |
| 1976 | #2,135 | 40 | #70 | 3,787 |
| 1975 | #1,807 | 51 | #73 | 3,793 |
| 1974 | #1,848 | 47 | #71 | 3,871 |
| 1973 | #1,939 | 42 | #74 | 3,569 |
| 1972 | #2,093 | 37 | #84 | 3,434 |
| 1971 | #1,906 | 45 | #88 | 3,426 |
| 1970 | #2,577 | 28 | #98 | 3,380 |
| 1969 | #2,254 | 32 | #110 | 2,891 |
| 1968 | #2,164 | 31 | #121 | 2,497 |
| 1967 | #2,492 | 24 | #129 | 2,298 |
| 1966 | #2,191 | 29 | #138 | 2,159 |
| 1965 | #2,204 | 29 | #144 | 2,131 |
| 1964 | #2,530 | 24 | #150 | 2,195 |
| 1963 | #2,704 | 21 | #156 | 2,112 |
| 1962 | #2,741 | 20 | #157 | 2,119 |
| 1961 | #2,197 | 29 | #164 | 2,001 |
| 1960 | #2,150 | 29 | #167 | 1,993 |
| 1959 | #2,869 | 17 | #162 | 1,947 |
| 1958 | #2,663 | 19 | #165 | 1,904 |
| 1957 | #2,727 | 18 | #173 | 1,787 |
| 1956 | #2,389 | 22 | #166 | 1,796 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | #166 | 1,703 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | #173 | 1,611 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #181 | 1,393 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | #188 | 1,258 |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 | #189 | 1,233 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | #188 | 1,189 |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #184 | 1,135 |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 | #193 | 1,027 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #197 | 1,032 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #199 | 867 |
| 1945 | #2,060 | 17 | #200 | 719 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #211 | 689 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | #211 | 698 |
| 1942 | — | #221 | 660 | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #216 | 614 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #201 | 659 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #212 | 579 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 | #210 | 583 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #225 | 531 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #217 | 536 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #214 | 559 |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 10 | #217 | 559 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #208 | 563 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #231 | 520 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #224 | 545 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | #222 | 578 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #228 | 557 |
| 1928 | — | #224 | 583 | |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #242 | 544 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #250 | 496 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #261 | 471 |
| 1924 | — | #268 | 452 | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #274 | 427 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #270 | 441 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #283 | 393 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #267 | 421 |
| 1919 | — | #314 | 312 | |
| 1918 | — | #294 | 348 | |
| 1917 | — | #307 | 298 | |
| 1916 | — | #352 | 234 | |
| 1915 | — | #309 | 273 | |
| 1914 | — | #313 | 210 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #317 | 160 |
| 1912 | — | #341 | 124 | |
| 1911 | — | #328 | 69 | |
| 1910 | — | #270 | 82 | |
| 1909 | — | #292 | 60 | |
| 1908 | — | #290 | 56 | |
| 1907 | — | #239 | 74 | |
| 1906 | — | #281 | 50 | |
| 1905 | — | #259 | 58 | |
| 1904 | — | #322 | 38 | |
| 1903 | — | #294 | 41 | |
| 1902 | — | #317 | 37 | |
| 1901 | — | #277 | 38 | |
| 1900 | — | #357 | 37 | |
| 1899 | — | #289 | 36 | |
| 1898 | — | #350 | 30 | |
| 1897 | — | #353 | 28 | |
| 1896 | — | #352 | 30 | |
| 1895 | — | #437 | 20 | |
| 1894 | — | #367 | 25 | |
| 1893 | — | #349 | 26 | |
| 1892 | — | #384 | 24 | |
| 1891 | — | #441 | 16 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #351 | 25 | |
| 1888 | — | #343 | 29 | |
| 1887 | — | #366 | 20 | |
| 1886 | — | #451 | 16 | |
| 1885 | — | #318 | 28 | |
| 1884 | — | #520 | 13 | |
| 1883 | — | #359 | 22 | |
| 1882 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1881 | — | #389 | 19 | |
| 1880 | — | #425 | 17 | |
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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arizona#51 · 1 in 222
- Texas#64 · 1 in 268
- New Mexico#69 · 1 in 255
- California#75 · 1 in 333
- Nevada#76 · 1 in 313
Best ever in a state: #20 in Arizona, 2002.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #51 | 154 | 1 in 222 |
| Texas | #64 | 652 | 1 in 268 |
| New Mexico | #69 | 30 | 1 in 255 |
| California | #75 | 620 | 1 in 333 |
| Nevada | #76 | 42 | 1 in 313 |
| Florida | #117 | 202 | 1 in 474 |
| Wyoming | #120 | 5 | 1 in 283 |
| Kansas | #138 | 29 | 1 in 501 |
| Connecticut | #142 | 27 | 1 in 514 |
| Maryland | #145 | 48 | 1 in 550 |
| New Jersey | #148 | 64 | 1 in 628 |
| Colorado | #151 | 44 | 1 in 586 |
| District of Columbia | #153 | 8 | 1 in 493 |
| Illinois | #154 | 97 | 1 in 615 |
| Oklahoma | #160 | 32 | 1 in 588 |
| Nebraska | #161 | 17 | 1 in 554 |
| New York | #181 | 119 | 1 in 805 |
| Georgia | #184 | 70 | 1 in 746 |
| Washington | #184 | 47 | 1 in 734 |
| North Carolina | #196 | 61 | 1 in 822 |
| Delaware | #197 | 5 | 1 in 644 |
| South Carolina | #198 | 26 | 1 in 804 |
| Iowa | #199 | 19 | 1 in 756 |
| Idaho | #200 | 12 | 1 in 648 |
| Virginia | #212 | 43 | 1 in 947 |
| Massachusetts | #213 | 28 | 1 in 1,010 |
| Utah | #215 | 25 | 1 in 780 |
| Arkansas | #220 | 18 | 1 in 752 |
| Tennessee | #226 | 39 | 1 in 910 |
| Wisconsin | #243 | 25 | 1 in 1,029 |
| Oregon | #249 | 17 | 1 in 977 |
| Pennsylvania | #256 | 49 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Mississippi | #257 | 13 | 1 in 999 |
| Alabama | #279 | 19 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Michigan | #282 | 35 | 1 in 1,311 |
| Louisiana | #293 | 19 | 1 in 1,203 |
| Minnesota | #306 | 20 | 1 in 1,333 |
| Indiana | #320 | 23 | 1 in 1,477 |
| Kentucky | #360 | 12 | 1 in 1,744 |
| Ohio | #419 | 25 | 1 in 2,292 |
| Missouri | #469 | 12 | 1 in 2,529 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2001 at #59 (6,842 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1970–2012
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 284 boys born in 2001 were named Carlos (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 706 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
- 20.6% of all boys named Carlos (63,199) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 209 | #318 (1885) | #392 |
| 1890s | 252 | #289 (1899) | #376 |
| 1900s | 489 | #239 (1907) | #293 |
| 1910s | 2,110 | #270 (1910) | #315 |
| 1920s | 4,785 | #224 (1928) | #257 |
| 1930s | 5,553 | #208 (1933) | #218 |
| 1940s | 8,100 | #184 (1949) | #203 |
| 1950s | 15,821 | #162 (1959) | #175 |
| 1960s | 22,396 | #110 (1969) | #144 |
| 1970s | 36,949 | #70 (1976) | #78 |
| 1980s | 41,506 | #71 (1982) | #75 |
| 1990s | 55,185 | #59 (1999) | #69 |
| 2000s | 63,199 | #59 (2001) | #69 |
| 2010s | 35,301 | #89 (2010) | #115 |
| 2020s | 15,181 | #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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 170,107 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 46.0% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,151Zula11
- #9,151Zyasia11
- #9,151Zyiah11
- #9,806Carlos10
- #9,806Aaditri10
- #9,806Aaleiya10
- #9,806Aamani10
- #10,545Aadaya9
- #10,545Aafiya9
- #10,545Aalaya9
Tied with 738 names at #9,806; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 634 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 99.0% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.