How Many People Are Named Carlas?
An estimated 194 people in the United States have the first name Carlas. It is used for both genders, with 74.7% male. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Carlas peaked in popularity in 1973 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlas as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carlas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
194
About 1 in 1,766,775 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
74.7% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1973
15 births
Total Registered
233
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlas
Carlas is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (74.7%) and females (25.3%). Out of 233 total births registered, 174 were male and 59 were female.
Carlas as a male name
Ranked #8,096 in 1996
6 male births in 1996
Peak: 1972 (14 births)
Carlas as a female name
Ranked #9,824 in 1977
5 female births in 1977
Peak: 1962 (7 births)
Carlas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlas span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 104 babies were registered. Carlas has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlas by Decade
How has Carlas tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carlas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Carlas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlas?
We estimate approximately 194 people named Carlas are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,766,775 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlas a common name?
Carlas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 233 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlas most popular?
Carlas reached peak popularity in 1973, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlas is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlas a male name?
Carlas is predominantly male. 74.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlas Smith, Carlas Johnson, Carlas Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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