Boys' name · since 1913
Carlus
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 525 babies named Carlus, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 525
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carlus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 525 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlus has been recorded 525 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2004.
- #7,670 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 525 born since 1913
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlus ranks #7,670 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 525 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 525
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carlus's 525 recorded births place it above 83.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carlus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carlus splits its recorded history at 1960: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carlus popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2004
- Peak year (1970)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Carlus popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1961 (Carlus as girls' name)
Carlus by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (144 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Carlus's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Carlus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 35
1930s
35 births
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s
1960s
95 births
- 1970s
1970s
144 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 144 births (27% of all-time use).
How Carlus 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 Carlus's total volume
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What to do with Carlus's data
- Carlus's decade-level peak was the 1970s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carlus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1913–2004 (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 Carlus 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.