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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #59, 2001boys
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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
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 2010

  • 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 · 72 births · 1 in 494 boysWAIdaho: #144 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 494 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #178 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 792 boysMNIllinois: #94 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 404 boysILWisconsin: #188 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 816 boysWIMichigan: #206 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,025 boysMINew York: #105 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 529 boysNYMassachusetts: #129 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 600 boysMARhode Island: #66 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 202 boysRIOregon: #119 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 447 boysORNevada: #63 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 236 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #191 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 663 boysSDIowa: #164 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 637 boysIAIndiana: #220 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,033 boysINOhio: #249 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,316 boysOHPennsylvania: #202 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,070 boysPANew Jersey: #87 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 372 boysNJConnecticut: #108 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 445 boysCTCalifornia: #45 for boys · 1,133 births · 1 in 206 boysCAUtah: #165 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 613 boysUTColorado: #83 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 320 boysCONebraska: #136 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 492 boysNEMissouri: #248 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,167 boysMOKentucky: #268 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,405 boysKYWest Virginia: #283 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,613 boysWVVirginia: #102 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 462 boysVAMaryland: #113 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 504 boysMDDelaware: #81 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 259 boysDEArizona: #38 for boys · 212 births · 1 in 176 boysAZNew Mexico: #49 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 176 boysNMKansas: #127 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 481 boysKSArkansas: #130 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 465 boysARTennessee: #149 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 617 boysTNNorth Carolina: #115 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 496 boysNCSouth Carolina: #175 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 810 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #98 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 325 boysDCOklahoma: #98 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 367 boysOKLouisiana: #183 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 794 boysLAMississippi: #163 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 658 boysMSAlabama: #123 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 497 boysALGeorgia: #89 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 380 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carlos, so not publishedHITexas: #42 for boys · 930 births · 1 in 192 boysTXFlorida: #80 for boys · 266 births · 1 in 348 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arizona#38 · 1 in 176
  2. Texas#42 · 1 in 192
  3. California#45 · 1 in 206
  4. New Mexico#49 · 1 in 176
  5. Nevada#63 · 1 in 236

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#382121 in 176
Texas#429301 in 192
California#451,1331 in 206
New Mexico#49571 in 176
Nevada#63581 in 236
Rhode Island#66201 in 202
Florida#802661 in 348
Delaware#81141 in 259
Colorado#83861 in 320
New Jersey#871151 in 372
Georgia#891471 in 380
Illinois#941731 in 404
District of Columbia#98121 in 325
Oklahoma#98561 in 367
Virginia#102901 in 462
New York#1052011 in 529
Connecticut#108331 in 445
Maryland#113561 in 504
North Carolina#1151041 in 496
Oregon#119411 in 447
Washington#119721 in 494
Alabama#123471 in 497
Kansas#127341 in 481
Massachusetts#129501 in 600
Arkansas#130311 in 465
Nebraska#136201 in 492
Idaho#144171 in 494
Tennessee#149571 in 617
Mississippi#163211 in 658
Iowa#164241 in 637
Utah#165361 in 613
South Carolina#175261 in 810
Minnesota#178351 in 792
Louisiana#183301 in 794
Wisconsin#188341 in 816
South Dakota#19161 in 663
Pennsylvania#202571 in 1,070
Michigan#206471 in 1,025
Indiana#220351 in 1,033
Missouri#248281 in 1,167
Ohio#249461 in 1,316
Kentucky#268161 in 1,405
West Virginia#28351 in 1,613
Alaska———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 2010

girls
#11,246
9 births · 1 in 197,511 girls
boys
#89
4,591 births · 1 in 418 boys

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #11,246Carlos9

Top boys' names in 2010

  1. #1Jacob22,157
  2. #2Ethan18,020
  3. #3Michael17,387
  4. #4Jayden17,203
  5. #5William17,072
  6. #6Alexander16,769
  7. #7Noah16,481
  8. #8Daniel15,869
  9. #9Aiden15,547
  10. #10Anthony15,511
  11. #89Carlos4,591
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 197,511 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 43.3% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #10,451Zyanah10
  2. #10,451Zyaria10
  3. #10,451Zylie10
  4. #11,246Carlos9
  5. #11,246Aaisha9
  6. #11,246Aala9
  7. #11,246Aalaysia9
  8. #12,276Aamari8
  9. #12,276Aaria8
  10. #12,276Aarini8

Tied with 1,029 names at #11,246; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,433Tenley#2,892 → #459
  2. ↑ 2,126Elin#2,852 → #726
  3. ↑ 664Jordynn#1,353 → #689
  4. ↑ 623Kynlee#1,509 → #886
  5. ↑ 513Farrah#1,063 → #550
Fallers
  1. ↓ 502Calleigh#834 → #1,336
  2. ↓ 491Marely#851 → #1,342
  3. ↓ 477Analia#331 → #808
  4. ↓ 417Destiney#900 → #1,317
  5. ↓ 326Dayanara#810 → #1,136

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

boys

1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 418 of them was named Carlos, which outranked 99.4% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlos
  1. #86Diego4,719
  2. #87Blake4,703
  3. #88Oliver4,666
  4. #89Carlos4,591
  5. #90Cole4,590
  6. #91Jaden4,523
  7. #92Jesus4,454
Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,631Bentlee#3,476 → #845
  2. ↑ 1,735Jencarlos#2,663 → #928
  3. ↑ 1,536Bently#2,203 → #667
  4. ↑ 940Callen#1,638 → #698
  5. ↑ 892Bode#1,665 → #773
Fallers
  1. ↓ 314Dereon#953 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 290Aaden#271 → #561
  3. ↓ 248Landin#935 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 229Rigoberto#920 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 191Dillan#793 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 2010 →