Is Carlus a boy or girl name?

Carlus is a boy’s name. Of the 535 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.9% were girls and 98.1% were boys.

Carlus

Recorded 1913–2004 · United States

Carlus was most popular in 1970, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,892 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 535 people named Carlus.

Carlus over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carlus’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carlus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carlus is a boy’s name — 1.9% of the 535 Americans given it were girls and 98.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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