Carlos Overview
Carlos Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Carlos?
Carlos means “free man” or “strong.” Individuals with this name are often perceived as independent, confident, and reliable, embodying a strong sense of self and leadership.
What Is the Origin of The Name Carlos?
The name Carlos has Spanish and Portuguese roots, derived from the Germanic name “Karl,” which was Latinized as “Carolus.” Historically, it has been used across various European cultures and is closely related to the name Charles, signifying nobility and strength.
Carlos Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Carlos
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
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2023 | 139 (+9 from 2022) | 2546 (-45 from 2022) | 0.13904 |
2022 | 148 (+4 from 2021) | 2591 (+88 from 2021) | 0.13834 |
2021 | 152 (-3 from 2020) | 2503 (+28 from 2020) | 0.13359 |
2020 | 149 (-15 from 2019) | 2475 (-369 from 2019) | 0.13381 |
2019 | 134 (+3 from 2018) | 2844 (-19 from 2018) | 0.14799 |
2018 | 137 (-3 from 2017) | 2863 (-211 from 2017) | 0.14729 |
2017 | 134 (-5 from 2016) | 3074 (-130 from 2016) | 0.15532 |
2016 | 129 (-12 from 2015) | 3204 (-216 from 2015) | 0.15817 |
2015 | 117 (+1 from 2014) | 3420 (-3 from 2014) | 0.16728 |
2014 | 118 (-12 from 2013) | 3423 (-260 from 2013) | 0.16704 |
2013 | 106 (-11 from 2012) | 3683 (-325 from 2012) | 0.18226 |
2012 | 95 (-4 from 2011) | 4008 (-173 from 2011) | 0.19752 |
2011 | 91 (-1 from 2010) | 4181 (-408 from 2010) | 0.20582 |
2010 | 90 (-11 from 2009) | 4589 (-790 from 2009) | 0.22337 |
2009 | 79 (-6 from 2008) | 5379 (-672 from 2008) | 0.25362 |
2008 | 73 (-3 from 2007) | 6051 (-367 from 2007) | 0.27752 |
2007 | 70 No change from 2006 | 6418 (-128 from 2006) | 0.28974 |
2006 | 70 No change from 2005 | 6546 (-16 from 2005) | 0.29858 |
2005 | 70 (+1 from 2004) | 6562 (+302 from 2004) | 0.30846 |
2004 | 71 (-5 from 2003) | 6260 (+42 from 2003) | 0.29621 |
2003 | 66 (-1 from 2002) | 6218 (-373 from 2002) | 0.29593 |
2002 | 65 (-6 from 2001) | 6591 (-251 from 2001) | 0.31892 |
2001 | 59 (+7 from 2000) | 6842 (+521 from 2000) | 0.33079 |
2000 | 66 (-7 from 1999) | 6321 (-343 from 1999) | 0.30268 |
1999 | 59 (+10 from 1998) | 6664 (+1185 from 1998) | 0.32683 |
1998 | 69 (-2 from 1997) | 5479 (+18 from 1997) | 0.27022 |
1997 | 67 No change from 1996 | 5461 (-3 from 1996) | 0.27335 |
1996 | 67 (+1 from 1995) | 5464 (-79 from 1995) | 0.27269 |
1995 | 68 (+4 from 1994) | 5543 (+216 from 1994) | 0.27558 |
1994 | 72 No change from 1993 | 5327 (-24 from 1993) | 0.26134 |
1993 | 72 (-3 from 1992) | 5351 (+13 from 1992) | 0.25906 |
1992 | 69 (+3 from 1991) | 5338 (+9 from 1991) | 0.25429 |
1991 | 72 (+3 from 1990) | 5329 (+116 from 1990) | 0.25141 |
1990 | 75 (+2 from 1989) | 5213 (+576 from 1989) | 0.24224 |
1989 | 77 (+3 from 1988) | 4637 (+511 from 1988) | 0.22123 |
1988 | 80 (-6 from 1987) | 4126 (-22 from 1987) | 0.20607 |
1987 | 74 (+2 from 1986) | 4148 (+59 from 1986) | 0.21270 |
1986 | 76 (-2 from 1985) | 4089 (+1 from 1985) | 0.21278 |
1985 | 74 No change from 1984 | 4088 (+123 from 1984) | 0.21243 |
1984 | 74 (+1 from 1983) | 3965 (+53 from 1983) | 0.21127 |
1983 | 75 (-4 from 1982) | 3912 (-357 from 1982) | 0.20992 |
1982 | 71 No change from 1981 | 4269 (+87 from 1981) | 0.22621 |
1981 | 71 (+6 from 1980) | 4182 (+97 from 1980) | 0.22455 |
1980 | 77 (-4 from 1979) | 4085 (-79 from 1979) | 0.22024 |
1979 | 73 (+5 from 1978) | 4164 (+436 from 1978) | 0.23245 |
1978 | 78 (-4 from 1977) | 3728 (-66 from 1977) | 0.21819 |
1977 | 74 (-4 from 1976) | 3794 (+7 from 1976) | 0.22195 |
1976 | 70 (+3 from 1975) | 3787 (-5 from 1975) | 0.23196 |
1975 | 73 (-2 from 1974) | 3792 (-78 from 1974) | 0.23373 |
1974 | 71 (+2 from 1973) | 3870 (+300 from 1973) | 0.23739 |
1973 | 73 (+11 from 1972) | 3570 (+134 from 1972) | 0.22124 |
1972 | 84 (+5 from 1971) | 3436 (+10 from 1971) | 0.20525 |
1971 | 89 (+9 from 1970) | 3426 (+47 from 1970) | 0.18846 |
1970 | 98 (+12 from 1969) | 3379 (+487 from 1969) | 0.17740 |
1969 | 110 (+11 from 1968) | 2892 (+396 from 1968) | 0.15811 |
1968 | 121 (+8 from 1967) | 2496 (+199 from 1967) | 0.14058 |
1967 | 129 (+9 from 1966) | 2297 (+137 from 1966) | 0.12909 |
1966 | 138 (+6 from 1965) | 2160 (+32 from 1965) | 0.11884 |
1965 | 144 (+6 from 1964) | 2128 (-67 from 1964) | 0.11232 |
1964 | 150 (+6 from 1963) | 2195 (+84 from 1963) | 0.10829 |
1963 | 156 (+1 from 1962) | 2111 (-7 from 1962) | 0.10225 |
1962 | 157 (+7 from 1961) | 2118 (+117 from 1961) | 0.10078 |
1961 | 164 (+3 from 1960) | 2001 (+9 from 1960) | 0.09277 |
1960 | 167 (-5 from 1959) | 1992 (+42 from 1959) | 0.09199 |
1959 | 162 (+3 from 1958) | 1950 (+49 from 1958) | 0.09001 |
1958 | 165 (+8 from 1957) | 1901 (+111 from 1957) | 0.08822 |
1957 | 173 (-7 from 1956) | 1790 (-5 from 1956) | 0.08178 |
1956 | 166 No change from 1955 | 1795 (+93 from 1955) | 0.08364 |
1955 | 166 (+6 from 1954) | 1702 (+91 from 1954) | 0.08143 |
1954 | 172 (+9 from 1953) | 1611 (+219 from 1953) | 0.07786 |
1953 | 181 (+7 from 1952) | 1392 (+133 from 1952) | 0.06952 |
1952 | 188 (+1 from 1951) | 1259 (+26 from 1951) | 0.06380 |
1951 | 189 (-1 from 1950) | 1233 (+44 from 1950) | 0.06450 |
1950 | 188 (-4 from 1949) | 1189 (+54 from 1949) | 0.06537 |
1949 | 184 (+9 from 1948) | 1135 (+108 from 1948) | 0.06299 |
1948 | 193 (+4 from 1947) | 1027 (-5 from 1947) | 0.05761 |
1947 | 197 (+2 from 1946) | 1032 (+165 from 1946) | 0.05556 |
1946 | 199 (+1 from 1945) | 867 (+148 from 1945) | 0.05253 |
1945 | 200 (+11 from 1944) | 719 (+30 from 1944) | 0.05243 |
1944 | 211 No change from 1943 | 689 (-9 from 1943) | 0.04960 |
1943 | 211 (+10 from 1942) | 698 (+38 from 1942) | 0.04799 |
1942 | 221 (-5 from 1941) | 660 (+46 from 1941) | 0.04687 |
1941 | 216 (-15 from 1940) | 614 (-44 from 1940) | 0.04893 |
1940 | 201 (+11 from 1939) | 658 (+80 from 1939) | 0.05547 |
1939 | 212 (-2 from 1938) | 578 (-6 from 1938) | 0.05100 |
1938 | 210 (+15 from 1937) | 584 (+53 from 1937) | 0.05139 |
1937 | 225 (-8 from 1936) | 531 (-5 from 1936) | 0.04855 |
1936 | 217 (-3 from 1935) | 536 (-23 from 1935) | 0.05036 |
1935 | 214 (+3 from 1934) | 559 No change from 1934 | 0.05226 |
1934 | 217 (-9 from 1933) | 559 (-4 from 1933) | 0.05264 |
1933 | 208 (+23 from 1932) | 563 (+43 from 1932) | 0.05519 |
1932 | 231 (-7 from 1931) | 520 (-25 from 1931) | 0.04840 |
1931 | 224 (-2 from 1930) | 545 (-33 from 1930) | 0.05095 |
1930 | 222 (+6 from 1929) | 578 (+21 from 1929) | 0.05117 |
1929 | 228 (-4 from 1928) | 557 (-26 from 1928) | 0.05029 |
1928 | 224 (+18 from 1927) | 583 (+39 from 1927) | 0.05109 |
1927 | 242 (+8 from 1926) | 544 (+48 from 1926) | 0.04682 |
1926 | 250 (+11 from 1925) | 496 (+25 from 1925) | 0.04330 |
1925 | 261 (+7 from 1924) | 471 (+19 from 1924) | 0.04091 |
1924 | 268 (+6 from 1923) | 452 (+25 from 1923) | 0.03866 |
1923 | 274 (-4 from 1922) | 427 (-14 from 1922) | 0.03771 |
1922 | 270 (+13 from 1921) | 441 (+48 from 1921) | 0.03919 |
1921 | 283 (-16 from 1920) | 393 (-28 from 1920) | 0.03454 |
1920 | 267 (+47 from 1919) | 421 (+109 from 1919) | 0.03825 |
1919 | 314 (-20 from 1918) | 312 (-36 from 1918) | 0.03073 |
1918 | 294 (+13 from 1917) | 348 (+50 from 1917) | 0.03319 |
1917 | 307 (+45 from 1916) | 298 (+64 from 1916) | 0.03106 |
1916 | 352 (-43 from 1915) | 234 (-39 from 1915) | 0.02535 |
1915 | 309 (+4 from 1914) | 273 (+63 from 1914) | 0.03099 |
1914 | 313 (+4 from 1913) | 210 (+50 from 1913) | 0.03073 |
1913 | 317 (+24 from 1912) | 160 (+36 from 1912) | 0.02984 |
1912 | 341 (-13 from 1911) | 124 (+55 from 1911) | 0.02747 |
1911 | 328 (-58 from 1910) | 69 (-13 from 1910) | 0.02858 |
1910 | 270 (+22 from 1909) | 82 (+22 from 1909) | 0.03933 |
1909 | 292 (-2 from 1908) | 60 (+4 from 1908) | 0.03392 |
1908 | 290 (-51 from 1907) | 56 (-18 from 1907) | 0.03366 |
1907 | 239 (+42 from 1906) | 74 (+24 from 1906) | 0.04666 |
1906 | 281 (-22 from 1905) | 50 (-8 from 1905) | 0.03471 |
1905 | 259 (+63 from 1904) | 58 (+20 from 1904) | 0.04049 |
1904 | 322 (-28 from 1903) | 38 (-3 from 1903) | 0.02744 |
1903 | 294 (+23 from 1902) | 41 (+4 from 1902) | 0.03170 |
1902 | 317 (-40 from 1901) | 37 (-1 from 1901) | 0.02787 |
1901 | 277 (+80 from 1900) | 38 (+1 from 1900) | 0.03287 |
1900 | 357 (-68 from 1899) | 37 (+1 from 1899) | 0.02282 |
1899 | 289 (+61 from 1898) | 36 (+6 from 1898) | 0.03125 |
1898 | 350 (+3 from 1897) | 30 (+2 from 1897) | 0.02271 |
1897 | 353 (-1 from 1896) | 28 (-2 from 1896) | 0.02296 |
1896 | 352 (+85 from 1895) | 30 (+10 from 1895) | 0.02324 |
1895 | 437 (-70 from 1894) | 20 (-5 from 1894) | 0.01579 |
1894 | 367 (-18 from 1893) | 25 (-1 from 1893) | 0.02002 |
1893 | 349 (+35 from 1892) | 26 (+2 from 1892) | 0.02148 |
1892 | 384 (+57 from 1891) | 24 (+8 from 1891) | 0.01826 |
1891 | 441 (-7 from 1890) | 16 (-1 from 1890) | 0.01464 |
1890 | 434 (-83 from 1889) | 17 (-8 from 1889) | 0.01420 |
1889 | 351 (-8 from 1888) | 25 (-4 from 1888) | 0.02100 |
1888 | 343 (+23 from 1887) | 29 (+9 from 1887) | 0.02232 |
1887 | 366 (+85 from 1886) | 20 (+4 from 1886) | 0.01830 |
1886 | 451 (-133 from 1885) | 16 (-12 from 1885) | 0.01344 |
1885 | 318 (+202 from 1884) | 28 (+15 from 1884) | 0.02415 |
1884 | 520 (-161 from 1883) | 13 (-9 from 1883) | 0.01059 |
1883 | 359 (+40 from 1882) | 22 (+2 from 1882) | 0.01956 |
1882 | 399 (-10 from 1881) | 20 (+1 from 1881) | 0.01639 |
1881 | 389 (+36 from 1880) | 19 (+2 from 1880) | 0.01755 |
1880 | 425 First SSA data recorded | 17 First SSA data recorded | 0.01436 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Carlos
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
California (CA) | #882021 | #852022 | #822023 |
Texas (TX)
Texas (TX) | #682021 | #652022 | #592023 |
New York (NY)
New York (NY) | #2222021 | #2052022 | #1992023 |
Florida (FL)
Florida (FL) | #1422021 | #1392022 | #1492023 |
Illinois (IL)
Illinois (IL) | #1642021 | #1752022 | #1942023 |
Arizona (AZ)
Arizona (AZ) | #712021 | #542022 | #542023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
New Jersey (NJ) | #1722021 | #1692022 | #1792023 |
Georgia (GA)
Georgia (GA) | #2112021 | #1612022 | #2172023 |
New Mexico (NM)
New Mexico (NM) | #802021 | #472022 | #762023 |
North Carolina (NC)
North Carolina (NC) | #1502021 | #1822022 | #1432023 |
Colorado (CO)
Colorado (CO) | #1612021 | #1122022 | #1222023 |
Michigan (MI)
Michigan (MI) | #2672021 | #3562022 | #3792023 |
Virginia (VA)
Virginia (VA) | #1632021 | #1272022 | #1552023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
Pennsylvania (PA) | #2972021 | #3072022 | #3222023 |
Tennessee (TN)
Tennessee (TN) | #1802021 | #2532022 | #1722023 |
Ohio (OH)
Ohio (OH) | #3652021 | #4212022 | #3392023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
Massachusetts (MA) | #1862021 | #1972022 | #2952023 |
Alabama (AL)
Alabama (AL) | #2522021 | #2572022 | #2402023 |
Washington (WA)
Washington (WA) | #2202021 | #1922022 | #1762023 |
Louisiana (LA)
Louisiana (LA) | #2242021 | #2342022 | #2502023 |
Maryland (MD)
Maryland (MD) | #1372021 | #1042022 | #1122023 |
Connecticut (CT)
Connecticut (CT) | #1802021 | #1482022 | #1492023 |
Indiana (IN)
Indiana (IN) | #2142021 | #2702022 | #2592023 |
Kentucky (KY)
Kentucky (KY) | #4562021 | #3532022 | #4892023 |
Missouri (MO)
Missouri (MO) | #5122021 | #3032022 | #2842023 |
Nevada (NV)
Nevada (NV) | #1692021 | #1332022 | #1012023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
Oklahoma (OK) | #1882021 | #1412022 | #2102023 |
South Carolina (SC)
South Carolina (SC) | #4042021 | #2502022 | #1532023 |
Mississippi (MS)
Mississippi (MS) | #4272021 | #3002022 | #3412023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
District of Columbia (DC) | #1652021 | #1662022 | #972023 |
Oregon (OR)
Oregon (OR) | #1882021 | #2242022 | #3182023 |
Arkansas (AR)
Arkansas (AR) | #2582021 | #2572022 | #2142023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
Wisconsin (WI) | #2872021 | #3672022 | #3122023 |
Kansas (KS)
Kansas (KS) | #1682021 | #1852022 | #2302023 |
Utah (UT)
Utah (UT) | #1772021 | #2632022 | #2362023 |
Minnesota (MN)
Minnesota (MN) | #3322021 | #2592022 | #2802023 |
West Virginia (WV)
West Virginia (WV) | #2051993 | #2902010 | #3362014 |
Nebraska (NE)
Nebraska (NE) | #2202021 | #1932022 | #1872023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
Rhode Island (RI) | #1482020 | #1382021 | #1312022 |
Iowa (IA)
Iowa (IA) | #2612021 | #4282022 | #3542023 |
Idaho (ID)
Idaho (ID) | #3992020 | #2872022 | #2322023 |
Delaware (DE)
Delaware (DE) | #1542020 | #2172021 | #1802022 |
Hawaii (HI)
Hawaii (HI) | #1952005 | #2502013 | #2902014 |
Wyoming (WY)
Wyoming (WY) | #1422011 | #1312012 | #1282018 |
Alaska (AK)
Alaska (AK) | #1451998 | #1822001 | #1602003 |
South Dakota (SD)
South Dakota (SD) | #1842009 | #2002010 | #1922016 |
Montana (MT)
Montana (MT) | #1931970 | #1791992 | #2162004 |
New Hampshire (NH)
New Hampshire (NH) | #1311974 | #1732000 |
Maine (ME)
Maine (ME) | #1752004 |
Vermont (VT)
Vermont (VT) | #1272008 |
Popularity Rankings for Carlos in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Brazil
Brazil | #51990 (Decade) | #122000 (Decade) | #92010 (Decade) |
Popularity in Uruguay
Uruguay | #182021 | #72022 | #72023 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico | #172021 | #392022 | #392023 |
Popularity in Spain
Spain | #302020 | #352021 | #352022 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Other American Territories | #632004 | #422008 | #642011 |
Popularity in Galicia, Spain
Galicia, Spain | #442014 | #472019 | #432020 |
Popularity in Mexico
Mexico | #472020 | #442021 |
Popularity in Portugal
Portugal | #492012 | #582020 |
Popularity in Chile
Chile | #552019 | #592020 | #602021 |
Popularity in France
France | #1491977 | #1631978 | #2001979 |
Popularity in Argentina
Argentina | #1812009 | #1922010 | #1972011 |
Popularity in Germany
Germany | #2942021 | #3132022 | #3282023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
New Zealand | #3222020 | #3922021 | #4042022 |
Popularity in Iceland
Iceland | #3292021 |
Popularity in Poland
Poland | #3522019 | #3842021 | #4462023 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland | #3902009 | #4152017 | #4162018 |
Popularity in Scotland
Scotland | #4221998 | #4101999 | #4462005 |
Popularity in Norway
Norway | #4452016 | #4632017 | #4122018 |
Popularity in Ireland
Ireland | #7132016 | #5202018 | #7642019 |
Popularity in Canada
Canada | #7332021 | #5602022 | #5472023 |
Popularity in Switzerland
Switzerland | #6552019 | #5502021 | #6862022 |
Popularity in Sweden
Sweden | #7112022 | #6522023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
Quebec, Canada | #8212018 | #8132019 | #6812020 |
Popularity in England and Wales
England and Wales | #6902018 | #9292019 | #9442020 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Carlos a Name for Boys or Girls?
Carlos is generally a boy’s name. Its long-standing use in various cultures, especially in Hispanic communities, highlights its traditional and strong appeal for male children.