Recorded 1920–2006 Boys' name Peak 1976 510 births

Carlous — boys' name

510 babies named Carlous in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s251940s451950s561960s921970s1391980s631990s472000s27
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Carlous was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

21 babies were named Carlous in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carlous

The Social Security Administration has registered 510 babies named Carlous between 1920 and 2006, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Carlous currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carlous performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Carlous shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carlous in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 510 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carlous at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

510

Since 1920

87 years of records

Peak year

1976

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1920

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2006

Carlous popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1920

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1976)
21
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
0510152025 200619921982197419651956194619221920 5

Carlous by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
139 births that decade — 27% of Carlous's all-time total
1920s161930s251940s451950s561960s921970s1391980s631990s472000s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlous?
510 babies have been named Carlous since 1920. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1976 with 21 births.
When was Carlous most popular?
Carlous was most popular in the 1970s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Carlous been used?
Carlous has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 87 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Carlous?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carl, Carlos, Carter, Carson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.