Carlos

Spanish variation of Charles

"free man"

Carlos Origin and Meaning

The name Carlos is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "free man".

Carlos is the Spanish and Portuguese variation of Charles, which has been used in solid numbers in the US for as long as data has been kept. Carlos has never fallen out of the Top 600, but peaked from the 70s-early 2000s. Today Carlos is still within the Top 200. Notable namesakes include musician Santana, writers Fuentes and Castaneda, and numerous athletes. Carlos Irwin Estevez is the birth name of Charlie Sheen.

Carlos Rank in US Top 1000

# 135 in the US

Carlos Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 988 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Carlos

• 135 US 2024
• 988 Nameberry 2025
• 241 Future 2028
• 971 England 2024
• 236 Germany 2016
• 35 Spain 2023
• 58 Portugal 2020
• 44 Mexico 2021
• 62 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Carlos

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Carlos.

• Antonio
• Nicolas
• Miguel
• Kevin
• Brian
• Eric
• Stephen
• Jason
• Alan
• Christian
• Mark
• Dominick
• Jonathan
• Jeremy
• Steven
• Giovanni
• Jeremiah
• Anthony
• Keith
• Justin

Famous People Named Carlos

• Carlos Santana Mexican,American rock musician
• Carlos Moyá (Llompart) Spanish tennis player
• Carlos Saúl Menem former president of Argentina
• Carlos Roberto Pena American actor and singer
• Carlos Irwin Estevez birth name of actor Charlie Sheen
• Carlos Fuentes (Macias) Mexican novelist
• Carlos Alberto Martínez Tevez Argentine footballer
• Carlos Manuel Bocanegra American soccer player
• Carlos César Salvador Arana Castaneda American author
• Carlos Dunlap American football player
• Carlos Cornelius Rogers American football player
• Carlos Felipe Peña Dominican,American baseball player
• Carlos "Charlie" Checa Spanish motorcycle racer
• Carlos Alberto Reutemann Argentine racing driver
• Carlos Austin Boozer American basketball player
• Carlos Alberto Berlocq Argentine tennis player
• Carlos Saura (Atarés) Spanish film director
• William Carlos Williams American poet
• Carlos Andres Betancur son of road racing cyclist Carlos Betancur
• Carlos Ruiz Zafon Spanish best,selling author
• Carlos David Valdes Colombian,American actor and singer
• Carlos Drummond de Andrade Brazilian poet and writer
• Carlos Andrés Sanchez Uruguayan footballer
• Carlos Henrique Casimiro Brazilian footballer
• Carlos Bacca Colombian professional footballer
• Carlos Bustamante television presenter and reporter

The name Carlos in Pop Culture

• Carlos Garcia character on "Big Time Rush" played by Carlos Pena
• Carlos Oliveira character from the game series "Resident Evil"
• Carlos "Ranger" Mansos bounty hunter in Stephanie Plum series
• Carlos the Scientist character from the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
• Carlos Sandoval character on TV show "Walker, Texas Ranger"
• Carlos Castillo character in telenovela "Destinos"
• Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz character on TV's "Sons of Anarchy"
• Dom Carlos character in "Dom Juan" by Moliere
• Carlos son of Cruella de Vil in Disney's "Descendants"
• Carlos character in "Saint's Row 2"
• Carlos Ramon character in the kids TV show "The Magic School Bus"
• Carlos Marlon the Third Prince of the Kingdom of Marlon, and lover of Banica Conchita in the Evillious Chronicles.