Carlos

Meaning: Free man
Origin: Portuguese/Spanish (from Germanic) — Variant of Charles

Boy's name · #150 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Carlos reached its best rank, #59, in 1999 and ranked #150 in 2025. About 307,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#13 in Ecuador (2025) · #32 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #38 in Spain (2024) · #47 in Mexico (2024) · #556 in Austria (2025) · #589 in Ireland (2025) · #610 in Sweden (2025) · #992 in Belgium (2025) · #1,070 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,148 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,485 in France (2025) · #529 in Canada (2024).

Famous Carloses

Carlos Alazraqui — American actor, comedian, voice actor, and singer (born 1962)
Carlos Slim — Mexican business magnate and investor
Carlos Fuentes — Mexican writer (1928–2012)
Carlos Tevez — Argentine association football player
Carlos Santana — American guitarist

In stories & tradition

Carlos Solis — Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Carlos Santana^it — Captain Tsubasa (manga)
Carlos Oliveira — Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (video game)

What Carloses become

Among 11,001 notable people named Carlos:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Carlos Pellegrini, Argentine lawyer (1846–1906).

Similar names: Charlie · Luis · Carson · Jesus · Andres · Miguel

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