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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • 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: #356 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,850 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: #147 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 899 boysILWisconsin: #364 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,661 boysWIMichigan: #223 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,261 boysMINew York: #61 for boys · 430 births · 1 in 365 boysNYMassachusetts: #153 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,859 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: #230 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,167 boysINOhio: #228 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,440 boysOHPennsylvania: #213 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,514 boysPANew Jersey: #93 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 645 boysNJConnecticut: #143 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,255 boysCTCalifornia: #72 for boys · 429 births · 1 in 386 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedUTColorado: #211 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,512 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedNEMissouri: #223 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,916 boysMOKentucky: #207 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,642 boysKYWest Virginia: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,364 boysWVVirginia: #303 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,086 boysVAMaryland: #198 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,644 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedDEArizona: #74 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 324 boysAZNew Mexico: #79 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 334 boysNMKansas: #267 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,276 boysKSArkansas: #237 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,750 boysARTennessee: #209 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,454 boysTNNorth Carolina: #286 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,531 boysNCSouth Carolina: #239 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,652 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #79 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 447 boysDCOklahoma: #231 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,637 boysOKLouisiana: #188 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 981 boysLAMississippi: #235 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,526 boysMSAlabama: #151 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 848 boysALGeorgia: #227 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,454 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedHITexas: #53 for boys · 402 births · 1 in 249 boysTXFlorida: #99 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 472 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#53 · 1 in 249
  2. New York#61 · 1 in 365
  3. California#72 · 1 in 386
  4. Arizona#74 · 1 in 324
  5. New Mexico#79 · 1 in 334

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#534021 in 249
New York#614301 in 365
California#724291 in 386
Arizona#74441 in 324
District of Columbia#79281 in 447
New Mexico#79291 in 334
New Jersey#93871 in 645
Florida#991011 in 472
Connecticut#143191 in 1,255
Illinois#1471061 in 899
Alabama#151361 in 848
Massachusetts#153261 in 1,859
Louisiana#188361 in 981
Maryland#198181 in 1,644
Kentucky#207171 in 1,642
Tennessee#209231 in 1,454
Colorado#211111 in 1,512
Pennsylvania#213381 in 2,514
Michigan#223351 in 2,261
Missouri#223201 in 1,916
Georgia#227291 in 1,454
Ohio#228381 in 2,440
Indiana#230211 in 2,167
Oklahoma#231111 in 1,637
West Virginia#23161 in 2,364
Mississippi#235141 in 1,526
Arkansas#23791 in 1,750
South Carolina#239141 in 1,652
Kansas#26771 in 2,276
North Carolina#286171 in 2,531
Virginia#303121 in 3,086
Washington#35651 in 4,850
Wisconsin#36451 in 7,661
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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 1966

girls
#2,191
29 births · 1 in 58,351 girls
boys
#138
2,159 births · 1 in 826 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #2,191Carlos29

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #138Carlos2,159
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 58,351 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 71.3% of the 7,624 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. #2,147Toi30
  2. #2,147Vanda30
  3. #2,147Vena30
  4. #2,191Carlos29
  5. #2,191Antonietta29
  6. #2,191Beryl29
  7. #2,191Brunilda29
  8. #2,249Andera28
  9. #2,249Andree28
  10. #2,249Angelena28

Tied with 57 names at #2,191; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 826 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 97.0% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #135Chad2,201
  2. #136Jim2,197
  3. #137Norman2,171
  4. #138Carlos2,159
  5. #139Nicholas2,139
  6. #140Duane2,116
  7. #141Derek2,111
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →