Carlito
Carlito is a Spanish or Portuguese masculine given name, nickname that is a diminutive form of Carlos. Notable people with this name include the following:
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Carlito
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carlito is a Spanish or Portuguese masculine given name, nickname that is a diminutive form of Carlos. Notable people with this name include the following:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
- Spanish
The Story of Carlito
Carlito first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 92 births, good for #1,583 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Carlitos. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,860 among baby boy names with 15 births, falling sharply (-46%). In total, more than 1K Carlitos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Carlito
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Names that sound like Carlito
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About the name Carlito
Carlito is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Carlito's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,583. Use the chart and map above to compare Carlito'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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