How Many People Are Named Carlos?
people named Carlos are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,248 people in the US has this name
Based on 309,076 babies named Carlos in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,864 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of CHARLES.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Carlos, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Carlos alive today is about 33 years old, and 49% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Carlos first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2001, to 6,864 babies. In 2025, 2,418 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Carlos never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #59, in 1999 and 2001, and it was in the top 100 for 43 years, 1970 to 2012. In 2025 it ranked #150.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #150 |
| Best rank | #59 (1999 and 2001) |
| Years in the top 100 | 43 (1970 to 2012) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #68 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Carlos alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Carlos were born in California than in any other state: about 71,819 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Carlos was given 2.9 times as often in New Mexico, 2.3 times in Arizona and 2.3 times in Texas.
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