How Many People Are Named Carlous?
An estimated 413 people in the United States have the first name Carlous. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Carlous peaked in popularity in 1976 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlous 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 Carlous paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
413
About 1 in 829,914 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1976
21 births
Total Registered
510
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlous
Carlous is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 510 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Carlous as a male name
Ranked #10,874 in 2006
6 male births in 2006
Peak: 1976 (21 births)
Carlous: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlous span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 139 babies were registered. Carlous has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlous by Decade
How has Carlous 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.
Carlous + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlous as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlous
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Carlous: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlous?
We estimate approximately 413 people named Carlous 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 829,914 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlous a common name?
Carlous is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 510 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlous most popular?
Carlous reached peak popularity in 1976, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlous is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlous a male name?
Carlous is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlous Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlous Smith, Carlous Johnson, Carlous 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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