Recorded 1975–1989 Boys' name Peak 1989 58 births

Carolos — boys' name

58 babies named Carolos in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s47
1980s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Carolos was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

11 babies were named Carolos in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carolos

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Carolos between 1975 and 1989, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Carolos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carolos performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Carolos shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carolos 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 58 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.

Carolos at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

58

Since 1975

15 years of records

Peak year

1989

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1975

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1989

Carolos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1975

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 198919861985198419821981198019791975 6

Carolos by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
47 births that decade — 81% of Carolos's all-time total
1970s111980s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carolos?
58 babies have been named Carolos since 1975. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1989 with 11 births.
When was Carolos most popular?
Carolos was most popular in the 1980s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Carolos been used?
Carolos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 15 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Carolos?
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.

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, 1975–1989 (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.