EveryBabyNames

Carlos

4 countries#150 in United States, 2025
US
#150
in United States, 2025
FR
#1501
in France, 2022
SCOT
39
total births, Scotland
NI
9
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
319,789
Peak year (United States)
2001
Peak-year count
6,864
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Carlos was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

309,076 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #150 · peaked in 2001 with 6,864 births

Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

10,665 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #1501 · peaked in 1973 with 849 births

Most common in: Paris, Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

39 births recorded 1984–2024 · peaked in 2014 with 5 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

9 births recorded 2009–2018 · peaked in 2009 with 3 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Carlos’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#70
2007#70
2008#73↓3
2009#79↓6
2010#89↓10
2011#91↓2
2012#95↓4
2013#106↓11
2014#118↓12
2015#118
2016#129↓11
2017#134↓5
2018#138↓4
2019#134↑4
2020#149↓15
2021#151↓2
2022#147↑4
2023#139↑8
2024#135↑4
2025#150↓15

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