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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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 1963

  • 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: #254 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,221 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: #157 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 1,027 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedWIMichigan: #261 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,186 boysMINew York: #77 for boys · 370 births · 1 in 472 boysNYMassachusetts: #215 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,426 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: #258 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,700 boysINOhio: #246 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,791 boysOHPennsylvania: #247 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,305 boysPANew Jersey: #146 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,189 boysNJConnecticut: #147 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,372 boysCTCalifornia: #85 for boys · 443 births · 1 in 424 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedUTColorado: #152 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 805 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedNEMissouri: #239 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,229 boysMOKentucky: #224 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,740 boysKYWest Virginia: #294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,401 boysWVVirginia: #269 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,396 boysVAMaryland: #177 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,213 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedDEArizona: #66 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 286 boysAZNew Mexico: #77 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 297 boysNMKansas: #266 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,287 boysKSArkansas: #220 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,389 boysARTennessee: #206 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,525 boysTNNorth Carolina: #219 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,576 boysNCSouth Carolina: #268 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,244 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #109 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 564 boysDCOklahoma: #283 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,253 boysOKLouisiana: #198 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,071 boysLAMississippi: #245 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,614 boysMSAlabama: #225 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,402 boysALGeorgia: #234 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,566 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedHITexas: #66 for boys · 404 births · 1 in 285 boysTXFlorida: #118 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 581 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#66 · 1 in 285
  2. Arizona#66 · 1 in 286
  3. New Mexico#77 · 1 in 297
  4. New York#77 · 1 in 472
  5. California#85 · 1 in 424

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#66581 in 286
Texas#664041 in 285
New Mexico#77411 in 297
New York#773701 in 472
California#854431 in 424
District of Columbia#109261 in 564
Florida#118921 in 581
New Jersey#146521 in 1,189
Connecticut#147191 in 1,372
Colorado#152261 in 805
Illinois#1571051 in 1,027
Maryland#177271 in 1,213
Louisiana#198371 in 1,071
Tennessee#206251 in 1,525
Massachusetts#215161 in 3,426
North Carolina#219321 in 1,576
Arkansas#220141 in 1,389
Kentucky#224191 in 1,740
Alabama#225251 in 1,402
Georgia#234301 in 1,566
Missouri#239201 in 2,229
Mississippi#245161 in 1,614
Ohio#246371 in 2,791
Pennsylvania#247331 in 3,305
Washington#254131 in 2,221
Indiana#258191 in 2,700
Michigan#261271 in 3,186
Kansas#26691 in 2,287
South Carolina#268121 in 2,244
Virginia#269181 in 2,396
Oklahoma#283101 in 2,253
West Virginia#29451 in 3,401
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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 1963

girls
#2,704
21 births · 1 in 91,786 girls
boys
#156
2,112 births · 1 in 962 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #2,704Carlos21

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #156Carlos2,112
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 91,786 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 64.7% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #2,619Wanita22
  2. #2,619Wayne22
  3. #2,619Waynette22
  4. #2,704Carlos21
  5. #2,704Adelita21
  6. #2,704Alexia21
  7. #2,704Allegra21
  8. #2,780Adonna20
  9. #2,780Albertina20
  10. #2,780Almeda20

Tied with 75 names at #2,704; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 962 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #153Francis2,174
  2. #154Earl2,159
  3. #155Nicholas2,130
  4. #156Carlos2,112
  5. #157Wesley2,100
  6. #158Darren2,081
  7. #159Gordon2,080
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →