Carlos

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Carlos is a masculine given name, and is the Maltese, Portuguese and Spanish variant of the English name Charles, from the North Germanic Carl.

From Wikipedia

Carlos first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1995 with 101 babies (rank #281 that year). In 2024 it was given to 53 boys (rank #529). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Carlos

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Carlos yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,482

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

101

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Carlos

Carlos Alazraquitelevision editor · b. 1962
Carlos Fuentesprose writer · b. 1928
Carlos Slimcivil engineer · b. 1940
Carlos Tevezassociation football player · b. 1984
Carlos Santanajazz guitarist · b. 1947

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Names ranked near Carlos in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	100	#271
1992	80	#325
1993	75	#337
1994	92	#272
1995	101	#281
1996	88	#309
1997	85	#303
1998	90	#282
1999	88	#280
2000	99	#248
2001	99	#246
2002	74	#313
2003	83	#291
2004	73	#328
2005	83	#315
2006	81	#333
2007	73	#393
2008	80	#375
2009	76	#393
2010	85	#352
2011	79	#369
2012	59	#475
2013	63	#454
2014	71	#420
2015	59	#480
2016	54	#525
2017	59	#493
2018	59	#476
2019	58	#488
2020	47	#565
2021	44	#634
2022	40	#670
2023	32	#788
2024	53	#529