Boys' name · since 1984
Caros
Caros has 17 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,018 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Caros sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Caros recorded 17 times among boys since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1986.
- #30,018 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caros ranks #30,018 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,018 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Caros's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caros's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caros's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caros popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1986
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Caros by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Caros's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Caros births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caros: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1984–1986 (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 Caros 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.