Carlas
- Last seen for girls in 1977 at #9,652
- Last seen for boys in 1996 at #7,971
- Given to boys 74.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1972 · 14 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 174since 1918
Carlas over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 1996 | — | #7,971 | 6 | |
| 1995 | — | #8,868 | 5 | |
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| 1981 | — | #3,601 | 11 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,838 | 10 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,403 | 8 | |
| 1978 | — | #5,059 | 6 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | — | #3,471 | 10 | |
| 1975 | — | #4,309 | 7 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,120 | 11 | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | — | #2,534 | 14 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | #3,521 | 8 | |
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | — | #3,231 | 7 | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | — | |
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| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | — | |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | — | |
| 1961 | — | #3,356 | 7 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,337 | 7 | |
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| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | — | |
| 1956 | — | #3,942 | 5 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,886 | 5 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | — | |
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| 1934 | — | #3,679 | 5 | |
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| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
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| 1918 | — | #4,179 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1918
The first year at least five boys were named Carlas! It came in at #4,179, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1959, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Carlas is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Carlas in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Carlas
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1996
Rise & fade · boys
54 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 1972 at #2,534 (14 births)
- Births halved by 1975, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 115,829
- Highest: 1 in 115,829 boys born in 1972 were named Carlas (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 315,717 boys born in 1996 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
- 49.4% of all boys named Carlas (86) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1972
- Mostly girls until 1971, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,179 (1918) | #4,179 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,239 (1923) | #4,239 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,679 (1934) | #3,679 |
| 1940s | 0 | — | — |
| 1950s | 10 | #3,886 (1955) | #3,914 |
| 1960s | 31 | #3,231 (1967) | #3,620 |
| 1970s | 86 | #2,534 (1972) | #3,865 |
| 1980s | 21 | #3,601 (1981) | #3,720 |
| 1990s | 11 | #7,971 (1996) | #8,420 |
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.
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