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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #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 1995

  • 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: #119 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 527 boysWAIdaho: #183 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 803 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #226 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,770 boysMNIllinois: #58 for boys · 271 births · 1 in 305 boysILWisconsin: #198 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,401 boysWIMichigan: #188 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,235 boysMINew York: #59 for boys · 395 births · 1 in 310 boysNYMassachusetts: #89 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 483 boysMARhode Island: #82 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 400 boysRIOregon: #97 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 394 boysORNevada: #59 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 236 boysNVWyoming: #106 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 330 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedSDIowa: #225 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,635 boysIAIndiana: #199 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,270 boysINOhio: #201 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,467 boysOHPennsylvania: #151 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 958 boysPANew Jersey: #65 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 346 boysNJConnecticut: #79 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 364 boysCTCalifornia: #29 for boys · 1,994 births · 1 in 130 boysCAUtah: #162 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 797 boysUTColorado: #74 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 281 boysCONebraska: #131 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 558 boysNEMissouri: #251 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,905 boysMOKentucky: #240 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,933 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedWVVirginia: #127 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 782 boysVAMaryland: #123 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 642 boysMDDelaware: #121 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 573 boysDEArizona: #39 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 165 boysAZNew Mexico: #44 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 154 boysNMKansas: #137 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 585 boysKSArkansas: #251 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,542 boysARTennessee: #195 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,151 boysTNNorth Carolina: #202 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,211 boysNCSouth Carolina: #249 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,424 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #44 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 191 boysDCOklahoma: #158 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 778 boysOKLouisiana: #207 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,008 boysLAMississippi: #160 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 753 boysMSAlabama: #147 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 771 boysALGeorgia: #105 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 570 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedHITexas: #33 for boys · 983 births · 1 in 156 boysTXFlorida: #56 for boys · 317 births · 1 in 268 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#29 · 1 in 130
  2. Texas#33 · 1 in 156
  3. Arizona#39 · 1 in 165
  4. New Mexico#44 · 1 in 154
  5. District of Columbia#44 · 1 in 191

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#291,9941 in 130
Texas#339831 in 156
Arizona#391971 in 165
District of Columbia#44291 in 191
New Mexico#44701 in 154
Florida#563171 in 268
Illinois#582711 in 305
Nevada#59421 in 236
New York#593951 in 310
New Jersey#651431 in 346
Colorado#74871 in 281
Connecticut#79531 in 364
Rhode Island#82141 in 400
Massachusetts#89781 in 483
Oregon#97491 in 394
Georgia#105851 in 570
Wyoming#10661 in 330
Washington#119631 in 527
Delaware#12171 in 573
Maryland#123461 in 642
Virginia#127511 in 782
Nebraska#131181 in 558
Kansas#137261 in 585
Alabama#147321 in 771
Pennsylvania#151741 in 958
Oklahoma#158251 in 778
Mississippi#160201 in 753
Utah#162221 in 797
Idaho#18391 in 803
Michigan#188491 in 1,235
Tennessee#195301 in 1,151
Wisconsin#198211 in 1,401
Indiana#199301 in 1,270
Ohio#201491 in 1,467
North Carolina#202371 in 1,211
Louisiana#207271 in 1,008
Iowa#225101 in 1,635
Minnesota#226161 in 1,770
Kentucky#240121 in 1,933
South Carolina#249141 in 1,424
Arkansas#25191 in 1,542
Missouri#251181 in 1,905
Alaska———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
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
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 1995

girls
#4,677
21 births · 1 in 83,740 girls
boys
#68
5,545 births · 1 in 343 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #4,677Carlos21

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #68Carlos5,545
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 83,740 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 70.3% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #4,518Velvet22
  2. #4,518Xavier22
  3. #4,518Zaynah22
  4. #4,677Carlos21
  5. #4,677Aarika21
  6. #4,677Abriel21
  7. #4,677Aleaha21
  8. #4,846Adelaida20
  9. #4,846Agustina20
  10. #4,846Aleasha20

Tied with 168 names at #4,677; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 343 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 99.3% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #65Gabriel5,713
  2. #66Travis5,602
  3. #67Ian5,594
  4. #68Carlos5,545
  5. #69Taylor5,521
  6. #70Bryan5,444
  7. #71Paul5,414
Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →