Carlos
Pronounced K AA1 R EH1 L EY1 EH1 S (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2001
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Carlos?
Carlos is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 317,797 children — the 119th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 47% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2001, when 7,623 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Karlos and Carlas — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Carlos and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Karlos
- Carlas
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K AA1 R EH1 L EY1 EH1 S · K AA1 R L AA1 S · K AA1 R L OW0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 1111 · 11 · 10
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Carlos
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Carlos
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Carlos?
- Carlos ranks 119th among boys' names in US records, with 317,797 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 29,198.
- Is Carlos a unisex name?
- No. Carlos is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Carlos most popular?
- 2001, when 7,623 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Carlos spelled?
- Karlos, Carlas. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.