Boys' name · since 1964
Carlitos
Carlitos has 583 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 583
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carlitos currently ranks #7291 among boys' names in America, with 583 babies recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlitos has been recorded 583 times among boys since 1964, currently ranked #7291 nationally and more common than 48% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #7,190 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,291 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 583 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlitos ranks #7,190 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,291 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 583 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 583
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carlitos's 583 recorded births place it above 84.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Carlitos compares
583 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Carlitos's all-time total is 58% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carlitos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 583 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Carlitos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carlitos splits its recorded history at 2003: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carlitos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Carlitos by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (198 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Carlitos's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Carlitos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 198 births (34% of all-time use).
How Carlitos 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 Carlitos's total volume
Carlitos by state
Where Carlitos concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Colorado | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
28 of 583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Carlitos's data
- Carlitos's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (198 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Carlitoss (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Carlitos: 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 Carlitos 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.