Carlos

Meaning: Free man
Origin: Germanic — Portuguese/Spanish form 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) · #37 in Spain (2024) · #46 in Mexico (2024) · #383 in Italy (2024) · #556 in Austria (2025) · #577 in Ireland (2025) · #603 in Poland (2025) · #610 in Sweden (2025) · #699 in Canada (2025) · #974 in Belgium (2025) · #1,066 in England & Wales (2025) and 8 more.

Famous Carloses

Carlos Alazraqui — American actor (born 1962)
Carlos Slim — Mexican business oligarch (born 1940)
Carlos Fuentes — Mexican writer (1928–2012)
Carlos Tevez — Argentine footballer (born 1984)
Carlos Santana — American guitarist (born 1947)
Carlos Alcaraz — Spanish tennis player (born 2003)
Carlos Sainz Jr. — Spanish racing driver (born 1994)
Carlos Boozer — American basketball player (born 1981)
Carlos Queiroz — Portuguese association football manager (born 1953)
Carlos Castañeda — American anthropologist and writer (1925–1998)

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, Lawyer, journalist and former president of Argentina (1846–1906).

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

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