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Boy name Old German origin Christian tradition

Carlos

KAR-los · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Free man (Charles)
Language
Old German
Culture
Spanish
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
royal · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#135
2024 births2,614
Peak year2001
First appeared1880
Total US births304,581
2001 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
CharlieLito
Alternate spellings
KarlosCarloss
In other languages
Carlos (Spanish/Portuguese)Carlo (Italian)Charles (English)Karl (German/Scandinavian)Karol (Polish)

Sibling name suggestions

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Notable people named Carlos

Carlos Santana
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