Juancarlos
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hwahn-KAR-lohs
- Origin
- Spanish
- US rank, 2025
- #2,676 for boys
Juancarlos is a boys' name of Spanish origin, meaning “God is gracious + free man”. In 2025 it ranked 2,676th for boys in the US (48 babies).
What does Juancarlos mean?
Spanish: Spanish compound of Juan and Carlos
“God is gracious + free man”
The Spanish double name Juan Carlos, borne by King Juan Carlos I of Spain, who reigned from 1975 to 2014.
Is Juancarlos a girl's or a boy's name?
Juancarlos is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Juancarlos in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,676among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were named Juancarlos, making it the 2,676th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,212th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 154 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the boys named Juancarlos in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Juancarlos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #2,676 |
| 2024 | 52 | #2,559 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2,736 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,437 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,212 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,338 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,354 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,066 |
| 2015 | 75 | #1,931 |
| 2014 | 90 | #1,691 |
| 2013 | 92 | #1,646 |
| 2012 | 119 | #1,398 |
| 2011 | 94 | #1,620 |
| 2010 | 129 | #1,323 |
| 2009 | 122 | #1,390 |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,361 |
| 2007 | 143 | #1,229 |
| 2006 | 147 | #1,149 |
| 2005 | 128 | #1,232 |
| 2004 | 154 | #1,048 |
| 2003 | 125 | #1,186 |
| 2002 | 121 | #1,166 |
| 2001 | 130 | #1,093 |
| 2000 | 127 | #1,105 |
| 1999 | 99 | #1,246 |
| 1998 | 119 | #1,082 |
| 1997 | 105 | #1,158 |
| 1996 | 103 | #1,147 |
| 1995 | 92 | #1,202 |
| 1994 | 106 | #1,085 |
| 1993 | 88 | #1,192 |
| 1992 | 70 | #1,347 |
| 1991 | 78 | #1,258 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,321 |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,610 |
| 1988 | 72 | #1,186 |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,160 |
| 1986 | 76 | #1,066 |
| 1985 | 48 | #1,415 |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1983 | 40 | #1,515 |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,653 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,085 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,003 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,913 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1976 | 24 | #1,998 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
Names like Juancarlos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marquez Diego Cruz Joseluis Osvaldo Josue Santiago Luca Luis Rodrigo Xavier Marcelo
Names related to Juancarlos
More Spanish names
Lola Amaya Alaia Rio Elian Jesus Ximena Javier Esmeralda Amayah Reina Cesar Sierra Paloma Amaia Solana
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Juancarlos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/juancarlos, updated 20 October 2026.