Boys' name · since 1942
Karlos
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 2,018 babies named Karlos, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,732 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,018
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karlos currently ranks #4732 among boys' names in America, with 2,018 babies recorded since 1942.
Karlos has 2,018 recorded births among boys since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4732 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #3,284 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,732 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,018 born since 1942
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karlos ranks #3,284 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,732 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,018 born since 1942, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,732 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,018
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karlos's 2,018 recorded births place it above 92.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Karlos compares
2,018 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Karlos's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karlos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,018 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Karlos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karlos's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karlos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Karlos by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (435 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Karlos's strongest decade.
435 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Karlos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 93
1960s
93 births
- 1970s
1970s
311 births
- 1980s
1980s
279 births
- 1990s
1990s
292 births
- 2000s
2000s
435 births
- 2010s
2010s
382 births
- 2020s
2020s
176 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 435 births (22% of all-time use).
How Karlos 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 Karlos's total volume
Karlos by state
Where Karlos concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 209 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 150 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 15 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 15 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 15 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 8 | 0.4% |
209 of 2,018 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Karlos appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karlos's data
- Karlos's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (435 total births) through the 2020s (176) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Karloss (209 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 Karlos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Karlos 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.