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Carlos

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Carlos was most popular in 2001, when 6,864 American babies were given the name — ranking #99 that year. In 2025 it ranked #275, with 2,418 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 309,076 people named Carlos.

Most popular in2001
Rank that year#99
Births that year6,864
Total since 1880309,076

Carlos over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Carlos’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Origin

Spanish · form of Charles, "free man"

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org