Boys' name · since 1964
Carlito
Carlito has 1,352 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,743 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,352
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Carlito is the #4743 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,352 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Carlito recorded 1,352 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #4743 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #4,236 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,743 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,352 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlito ranks #4,236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,743 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,352 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,743 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,352
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carlito's 1,352 recorded births place it above 90.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Carlito compares
1,352 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carlito's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carlito | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,352 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 34 | 22,252 |
Carlito's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carlito splits its recorded history at 1999: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 92 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carlito popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Carlito by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (475 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Carlito's strongest decade.
475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Carlito births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
218 births
- 2000s
2000s
475 births
- 2010s
2010s
440 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 475 births (35% of all-time use).
How Carlito compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Carlito's total volume
Carlito by state
Where Carlito concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 55 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 46 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 28 | 2.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 28 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
55 of 1,352 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Carlito appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carlito's data
- Carlito's decade-level peak was the 2000s (475 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Carlitos (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carlito: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1964–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carlito draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.