Carlos

“Variant of Charles — Free man” — Germanic, via French origin

Boy's name · #150 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Carlos has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #59 (1999) · 307,036 babies named Carlos all-time · 1 in 700 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #32 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #38 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Carloses

Carlos Alazraqui — American actor, comedian, voice actor, and singer (born 1962)
Carlos Slim — Mexican business magnate and investor
Carlos Fuentes — Mexican writer (1928–2012)
Carlos Tevez — Argentine association football player
Carlos Santana — American guitarist

In stories & tradition

Carlos Solis — Desperate Housewives
Carlos Santana — Captain Tsubasa
Carlos Oliveira — Resident Evil 3: Nemesis · Resident Evil: Apocalypse

What Carloses become

Among 10,999 notable people named Carlos:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Carlos Pellegrini, Lawyer, journalist and former president of Argentina (1846-1906).

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