Carleton vs Carlos

Side-by-side comparison of Carleton and Carlos - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Carleton

Boy name

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Name B

Carlos

Boy name · Rank #135

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Metric Carleton Carlos
Current Rank Unranked #135
Total Births (all years) 4,839 307,036
Peak Year 1923 2001
Peak Year Births 103 6,842
Peak Decade 1920s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carleton Carlos
1880s 42 209
1890s 89 252
1900s 102 489
1910s 582 2,110
1920s 830 4,785
1930s 622 5,553
1940s 599 8,100
1950s 638 15,821
1960s 434 22,396
1970s 337 36,949
1980s 263 41,506
1990s 180 55,185
2000s 99 63,199
2010s 16 35,301
2020s 6 15,181

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carleton Carlos
2014 - 3,424
2015 - 3,421
2016 6 3,204
2017 5 3,075
2018 - 2,864
2019 - 2,846
2020 - 2,480
2021 - 2,506
2022 - 2,594
2023 6 2,557
2024 - 2,626
2025 - 2,418

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2023.

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