Carles
Carles is a Catalan given name of Germanic origin that is a form of Charles. It is also a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Carles
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carles is a Catalan given name of Germanic origin that is a form of Charles. It is also a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
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The Story of Carles
Carles first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 20 Carless were born — ranking #1,707 that year. As of 2026, Carles ranks #10,791 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 681 Carless have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carles
Carles is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 681 births in the dataset. Carles's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #1,707. Use the chart and map above to compare Carles's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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