How Many People Are Named Karlos?
An estimated 1,918 people in the United States have the first name Karlos. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Karlos peaked in popularity in 2005 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karlos 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 Karlos paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,918
About 1 in 178,704 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2005
50 births
Total Registered
1,997
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karlos
Karlos is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,997 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Karlos as a male name
Ranked #4,781 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (50 births)
Karlos: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karlos span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 435 babies were registered. While Karlos is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Karlos by Decade
How has Karlos 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.
Karlos by State
Birth registrations for Karlos span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Arizona. On average, about 41 Karloss were registered per state.
Karlos + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karlos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karlos
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Karlos: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karlos?
We estimate approximately 1,918 people named Karlos 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 178,704 Americans share this first name.
Is Karlos a common name?
Karlos is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,997 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karlos most popular?
Karlos reached peak popularity in 2005, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karlos is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karlos a male name?
Karlos is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karlos Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karlos Smith, Karlos Johnson, Karlos 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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