Karlos Boy
How popular is Karlos?
#4,706 boy name in 2025
21 baby boys were named Karlos in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
Karlos popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,706 for boys (▼ 9 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 21 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,298 in 2015, #3,495 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2005 (50 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,269 in 1974 |
| First recorded | 1942 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Karlos counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Carlos family of names ranked #166 for boys in 2025 (#143 the year before), with 2,439 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos | 2,418 | 99% |
| Karlos | 21 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Karlos is most popular
Babies named Karlos per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Karlos by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1950s | 45 | #3,142 |
| 1960s | 93 | #2,326 |
| 1970s | 311 | #1,269 |
| 1980s | 279 | #1,547 |
| 1990s | 292 | #1,963 |
| 2000s | 435 | #2,321 |
| 2010s | 382 | #2,589 |
| 2020s | 176 | #3,020 |
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Questions
- Is Karlos a boy or girl name?
- Karlos is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Karlos were boys.
- How popular is the name Karlos?
- 21 baby boys were named Karlos in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
- When was Karlos most popular?
- Karlos peaked in 2005, when 50 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,269 in 1974.
- How many people are named Karlos?
- 2,018 babies have been named Karlos in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,924 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Karlos most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Karlos was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.