How Many People Are Named Carles?
An estimated 359 people in the United States have the first name Carles. It is predominantly male (99.3%). The average bearer is 56 years old, and Carles peaked in popularity in 1928 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carles 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 Carles paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
359
About 1 in 954,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.3% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1928
20 births
Total Registered
686
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carles
Carles is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 686 total births registered, 99.3% were male.
Carles as a male name
Ranked #11,013 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 1928 (20 births)
Carles as a female name
Ranked #6,880 in 1964
5 female births in 1964
Peak: 1964 (5 births)
Carles: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carles span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 107 babies were registered. Carles has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carles by Decade
How has Carles 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.
Carles + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carles as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carles
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carles: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carles?
We estimate approximately 359 people named Carles 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 954,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Carles a common name?
Carles is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 686 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carles most popular?
Carles reached peak popularity in 1928, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carles is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carles a male name?
Carles is predominantly male. 99.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carles Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carles Smith, Carles Johnson, Carles 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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