Is Carlos a boy or girl name?
Carlos is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 2,614 boys were named Carlos, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 306,621 US babies named Carlos were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #135
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Carlos since 1880
- 306,621
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 6,864 babies
Boys and girls named Carlos, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 209 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 252 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 489 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,110 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1920s | 4,785 | 65 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 5,553 | 101 | 1.8% |
| 1940s | 8,100 | 98 | 1.2% |
| 1950s | 15,822 | 175 | 1.1% |
| 1960s | 22,391 | 268 | 1.2% |
| 1970s | 36,948 | 434 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 41,503 | 447 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 55,179 | 276 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 63,196 | 130 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 35,298 | 31 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 12,746 | 10 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,614 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2,556 | #139 | 5 | #15,635 |
| 2022 | 2,593 | #147 | 5 | #15,755 |
| 2021 | 2,504 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 2,479 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,845 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2,864 | #137 | 10 | #9,963 |
| 2017 | 3,075 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3,204 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3,421 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3,424 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3,683 | #106 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4,009 | #95 | 7 | #13,773 |
| 2011 | 4,182 | #91 | 5 | #17,284 |
| 2010 | 4,591 | #89 | 9 | #11,440 |
| 2009 | 5,379 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6,052 | #73 | 6 | #15,773 |
| 2007 | 6,420 | #70 | 6 | #15,860 |
| 2006 | 6,549 | #70 | 13 | #8,821 |
| 2005 | 6,562 | #70 | 14 | #7,976 |
| 2004 | 6,260 | #71 | 16 | #7,143 |
| 2003 | 6,218 | #66 | 16 | #6,946 |
| 2002 | 6,592 | #65 | 20 | #5,711 |
| 2001 | 6,842 | #59 | 22 | #5,222 |
| 2000 | 6,322 | #66 | 17 | #6,260 |
| 1999 | 6,664 | #59 | 18 | #5,704 |
| 1998 | 5,480 | #69 | 16 | #6,114 |
| 1997 | 5,462 | #67 | 20 | #5,050 |
| 1996 | 5,464 | #67 | 26 | #4,076 |
| 1995 | 5,545 | #68 | 21 | #4,699 |
| 1994 | 5,328 | #72 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 1993 | 5,352 | #72 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 1992 | 5,341 | #69 | 31 | #3,509 |
| 1991 | 5,330 | #72 | 40 | #2,896 |
| 1990 | 5,213 | #75 | 44 | #2,650 |
| 1989 | 4,637 | #77 | 45 | #2,531 |
| 1988 | 4,127 | #80 | 53 | #2,159 |
| 1987 | 4,148 | #74 | 42 | #2,442 |
| 1986 | 4,089 | #76 | 57 | #1,933 |
| 1985 | 4,089 | #74 | 30 | #3,019 |
| 1984 | 3,965 | #74 | 42 | #2,307 |
| 1983 | 3,912 | #75 | 41 | #2,315 |
| 1982 | 4,269 | #71 | 51 | #2,028 |
| 1981 | 4,182 | #71 | 38 | #2,495 |
| 1980 | 4,085 | #77 | 48 | #2,132 |
| 1979 | 4,165 | #73 | 45 | #2,190 |
| 1978 | 3,729 | #78 | 48 | #1,990 |
| 1977 | 3,794 | #74 | 51 | #1,927 |
| 1976 | 3,787 | #70 | 40 | #2,140 |
| 1975 | 3,792 | #73 | 51 | #1,811 |
| 1974 | 3,871 | #71 | 47 | #1,852 |
| 1973 | 3,568 | #74 | 42 | #1,944 |
| 1972 | 3,436 | #84 | 37 | #2,103 |
| 1971 | 3,426 | #88 | 45 | #1,911 |
| 1970 | 3,380 | #98 | 28 | #2,587 |
| 1969 | 2,891 | #110 | 32 | #2,258 |
| 1968 | 2,495 | #121 | 31 | #2,169 |
| 1967 | 2,297 | #129 | 24 | #2,500 |
| 1966 | 2,160 | #138 | 29 | #2,196 |
| 1965 | 2,131 | #144 | 29 | #2,211 |
| 1964 | 2,194 | #150 | 24 | #2,537 |
| 1963 | 2,111 | #156 | 21 | #2,714 |
| 1962 | 2,120 | #157 | 20 | #2,742 |
| 1961 | 2,000 | #164 | 29 | #2,200 |
| 1960 | 1,992 | #167 | 29 | #2,157 |
| 1959 | 1,950 | #162 | 17 | #2,881 |
| 1958 | 1,903 | #165 | 19 | #2,675 |
| 1957 | 1,788 | #173 | 18 | #2,737 |
| 1956 | 1,795 | #166 | 22 | #2,397 |
| 1955 | 1,702 | #166 | 19 | #2,558 |
| 1954 | 1,611 | #173 | 16 | #2,789 |
| 1953 | 1,393 | #181 | 11 | #3,508 |
| 1952 | 1,258 | #188 | 16 | #2,683 |
| 1951 | 1,233 | #189 | 22 | #2,127 |
| 1950 | 1,189 | #188 | 15 | #2,675 |
| 1949 | 1,135 | #184 | 13 | #2,864 |
| 1948 | 1,027 | #193 | 13 | #2,848 |
| 1947 | 1,032 | #197 | 7 | #4,410 |
| 1946 | 867 | #199 | 11 | #3,053 |
| 1945 | 719 | #200 | 17 | #2,076 |
| 1944 | 689 | #211 | 10 | #2,969 |
| 1943 | 698 | #211 | 10 | #3,068 |
| 1942 | 660 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 614 | #216 | 7 | #3,615 |
| 1940 | 659 | #201 | 10 | #2,761 |
| 1939 | 579 | #212 | 9 | #2,950 |
| 1938 | 583 | #210 | 15 | #2,124 |
| 1937 | 531 | #225 | 12 | #2,468 |
| 1936 | 536 | #217 | 7 | #3,418 |
| 1935 | 559 | #214 | 6 | #3,813 |
| 1934 | 559 | #217 | 10 | #2,766 |
| 1933 | 563 | #208 | 9 | #2,903 |
| 1932 | 520 | #231 | 14 | #2,253 |
| 1931 | 545 | #224 | 8 | #3,264 |
| 1930 | 578 | #222 | 11 | #2,710 |
| 1929 | 557 | #228 | 13 | #2,458 |
| 1928 | 583 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 544 | #242 | 8 | #3,592 |
| 1926 | 496 | #250 | 9 | #3,295 |
| 1925 | 471 | #261 | 6 | #4,513 |
| 1924 | 452 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 427 | #274 | 7 | #4,031 |
| 1922 | 441 | #270 | 6 | #4,530 |
| 1921 | 393 | #283 | 6 | #4,556 |
| 1920 | 421 | #267 | 10 | #3,139 |
| 1919 | 312 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 348 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 298 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 234 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 273 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 210 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 160 | #317 | 5 | #3,256 |
| 1912 | 124 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 69 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 82 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 60 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 56 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 74 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 50 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 58 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 38 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 41 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 37 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 38 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 37 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 36 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 30 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 28 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 30 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 20 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 25 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 26 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 24 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 16 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 17 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 25 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 29 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 20 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 16 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 28 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 13 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 22 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 20 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 19 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 17 | #428 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carlos reached #59 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #1,811 in 1975. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carlos
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.