Karlos
Karlos is a Basque masculine given name. Notable people referred to by this name include the following
Meaning & Origin of Karlos
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karlos is a Basque masculine given name. Notable people referred to by this name include the following
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The Story of Karlos
American parents first put Karlos on the record books as a baby boy name in 1942, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 50 Karloss were born — ranking #2,325 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Karloss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,487 among baby boy names with 23 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 2K Karloss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Karlos
Karlos is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Karlos's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #1,268. Use the chart and map above to compare Karlos'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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