Carlitos
Carlitos is a Spanish or Portuguese nickname. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Carlitos
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carlitos is a Spanish or Portuguese nickname. It may refer to:
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The Story of Carlitos
Carlitos first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1964, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 31 Carlitoss were born — ranking #3,384 that year. As of 2026, Carlitos ranks #7,642 for baby boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-30%). In total, more than 587 Carlitoss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Carlitos
Carlitos is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 587 births in the dataset. Carlitos's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #3,071. Use the chart and map above to compare Carlitos'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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