Carlos Name Popularity

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How popular is Carlos?

Ranking 137th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Carlos is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #59 for the first time in 1999 and as recently as 2001 with 6,842 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Carlos in any given year was 13 in 1884.

Approximately during the years 1902-1907, 1909-1920, 1943-1949, 1950-1954, 1965-1970, 1971-1974, 1986-1990, and 1996-1999, the name Carlos took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2009-2014.

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Carlos be?

Carlos's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Carlos has dropped.

The name Carlos is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Carlos (Girl)		Carlos (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		10	9,891	2,839	137
2017		< 5	--	3,069	132
2016		< 5	--	3,198	129
2015		< 5	--	3,418	117
2014		< 5	--	3,420	117
2013		< 5	--	3,680	106
2012		7	13,757	4,008	95
2011		5	17,268	4,177	91
2010		9	11,427	4,586	89
2009		< 5	--	5,376	79
2008		6	15,766	6,047	73
2007		6	15,856	6,412	70
2006		13	8,817	6,541	70
2005		14	7,969	6,562	70
2004		16	7,141	6,255	71
2003		16	6,945	6,217	66
2002		20	5,706	6,586	65
2001		22	5,220	6,842	59
2000		17	6,257	6,317	66
1999		18	5,704	6,663	59
1998		16	6,113	5,479	69
1997		20	5,049	5,461	67
1996		26	4,076	5,464	67
1995		21	4,699	5,543	68
1994		25	4,138	5,327	72
1993		35	3,229	5,350	72
1992		31	3,509	5,335	69
1991		40	2,895	5,330	72
1990		44	2,650	5,208	75
1989		45	2,531	4,637	77
1988		53	2,156	4,123	80
1987		42	2,442	4,146	74
1986		57	1,933	4,089	76
1985		30	3,015	4,087	75
1984		42	2,307	3,961	74
1983		41	2,314	3,914	75
1982		51	2,027	4,264	71
1981		38	2,495	4,182	71
1980		48	2,129	4,086	78
1979		45	2,189	4,164	73
1978		48	1,991	3,731	78
1977		51	1,926	3,793	74
1976		41	2,103	3,787	70
1975		51	1,809	3,792	73
1974		47	1,849	3,868	71
1973		42	1,942	3,574	73
1972		37	2,103	3,435	84
1971		45	1,911	3,427	89
1970		28	2,588	3,383	98
1969		32	2,259	2,896	110
1968		31	2,169	2,498	121
1967		24	2,500	2,293	130
1966		29	2,195	2,161	138
1965		29	2,211	2,129	144
1964		24	2,537	2,192	150
1963		21	2,716	2,111	156
1962		20	2,743	2,120	157
1961		29	2,198	1,998	164
1960		29	2,158	1,995	167
1959		17	2,881	1,942	162
1958		19	2,673	1,900	165
1957		18	2,738	1,792	173
1956		22	2,395	1,795	166
1955		19	2,554	1,699	167
1954		16	2,789	1,611	172
1953		11	3,507	1,395	181
1952		16	2,684	1,258	188
1951		22	2,127	1,233	189
1950		15	2,675	1,188	188
1949		13	2,866	1,135	184
1948		13	2,848	1,028	193
1947		7	4,412	1,032	197
1946		11	3,052	868	199
1945		17	2,076	719	200
1944		10	2,969	689	211
1943		10	3,068	699	211
1942		< 5	--	659	221
1941		7	3,615	614	216
1940		10	2,761	657	201
1939		9	2,951	579	212
1938		15	2,123	583	210
1937		12	2,470	532	225
1936		7	3,417	534	217
1935		6	3,812	559	213
1934		10	2,766	559	217
1933		9	2,904	563	208
1932		14	2,254	520	231
1931		8	3,263	545	224
1930		11	2,711	578	222
1929		13	2,457	557	228
1928		< 5	--	584	224
1927		8	3,592	544	242
1926		9	3,296	496	250
1925		6	4,513	472	261
1924		< 5	--	453	268
1923		7	4,033	427	274
1922		6	4,530	441	270
1921		6	4,556	393	283
1920		10	3,139	421	267
1919		< 5	--	312	314
1918		< 5	--	348	295
1917		< 5	--	298	309
1916		< 5	--	234	352
1915		< 5	--	273	309
1914		< 5	--	210	313
1913		5	3,256	160	317
1912		< 5	--	124	341
1911		< 5	--	69	330
1910		< 5	--	82	271
1909		< 5	--	60	292
1908		< 5	--	56	291
1907		< 5	--	74	239
1906		< 5	--	50	283
1905		< 5	--	58	260
1904		< 5	--	38	322
1903		< 5	--	41	295
1902		< 5	--	37	319
1901		< 5	--	38	277
1900		< 5	--	37	360
1899		< 5	--	36	290
1898		< 5	--	30	350
1897		< 5	--	28	353
1896		< 5	--	30	352
1895		< 5	--	20	440
1894		< 5	--	25	368
1893		< 5	--	26	350
1892		< 5	--	24	385
1891		< 5	--	16	443
1890		< 5	--	17	439
1889		< 5	--	25	351
1888		< 5	--	29	343
1887		< 5	--	20	367
1886		< 5	--	16	456
1885		< 5	--	28	318
1884		< 5	--	13	524
1883		< 5	--	22	359
1882		< 5	--	20	400
1881		< 5	--	19	390
1880		< 5	--	17	428

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.