Carlos

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A few things about Carlos you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Carlos

Carlos Alazraqui

American actor

Choose Carlos and your child shares a first name with Carlos Alazraqui, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Carlos, like who?” Carlos Alazraqui's Wikipedia article is available in 88 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 706 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Carlos, 2,418 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Carlos would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCarlos has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Carloss, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2001, when it reached #59.
• 📉Then vs nowCarlos was 2.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 311 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 706.
• 📍Where it's lovedCarlos is most popular in Arizona, where it ranks #49, followed by Texas (#72) and California (#88). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningCarlos is a Spanish form of Charles, which means “free man”. Our records link it to English, German and Hispanic roots.
• 🌍OriginCarlos is the #5 most popular Hispanic boy name in the US. That's out of 44 Hispanic boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Carlos

Carlos is a boy name of English, German and Hispanic origin meaning “free man”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-los”. US birth records list Carlos for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked #59 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #150, with 2,418 babies.

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