Jancarlos
Jancarlos de Oliveira Barros or simply Jancarlos was a Brazilian footballer who played as a right-back.
Meaning & Origin of Jancarlos
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jancarlos de Oliveira Barros or simply Jancarlos was a Brazilian footballer who played as a right-back.
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The Story of Jancarlos
Jancarlos first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2010: 107 births, good for #1,517 nationwide. About 50% of every Jancarlos on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jancarlos ranks #7,678 for baby boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-58%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Jancarlos
Phonetically similar names — useful when Jancarlos is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Chancres
- Jankers
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- Jangles
- Jackals
- Junkers
- Gigolos
- Juncos
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About the name Jancarlos
Jancarlos is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jancarlos's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #1,517. Use the chart and map above to compare Jancarlos'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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