Carols vs Carlos

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

Name A

Carols

Boy name

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Name B

Carlos

Boy name · Rank #135

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Metric Carols Carlos
Current Rank Unranked #135
Total Births (all years) 129 304,581
Peak Year 1987 2001
Peak Year Births 15 6,842
Peak Decade 1980ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1967 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carols Carlos
1880ss — 209
1890ss — 252
1900ss — 489
1910ss — 2,110
1920ss — 4,785
1930ss — 5,553
1940ss — 8,100
1950ss — 15,822
1960ss 7 22,391
1970ss 18 36,948
1980ss 77 41,503
1990ss 27 55,179
2000ss — 63,196
2010ss — 35,298
2020ss — 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carols Carlos
2014 — 3,424
2015 — 3,421
2016 — 3,204
2017 — 3,075
2018 — 2,864
2019 — 2,845
2020 — 2,479
2021 — 2,504
2022 — 2,593
2023 — 2,556
2024 — 2,614

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, 1967–1993.

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