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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 65 babies (rank #402 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

1,034

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	37	#495
1997	33	#541
1998	42	#471
1999	50	#434
2000	28	#657
2001	49	#435
2002	46	#470
2003	65	#402
2004	54	#488
2005	56	#494
2006	65	#477
2007	61	#519
2008	50	#629
2009	63	#537
2010	45	#688
2011	58	#595
2012	49	#684
2013	47	#695
2014	41	#768
2015	43	#756
2016	52	#672