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Carlos

Boy

Origin of the name

Carlos is the Spanish form of Charles, from the Germanic Karl, “free man.”

Classic name

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2001 was its best year: 6,842 births, or 1 baby in 547. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 146 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 150.
307,036births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 59rank at its peak, in 2001

Where babies named Carlos are born

2001

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The darker the blue, the more common Carlos is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Carlos is most common in New Mexico (3.2 times), Arizona (3.1) and Texas (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

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