Karlos
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAR-los
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Karlos is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Karlos mean?
Germanic: spelling of Carlos; Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles
“free man”
The Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, borne by several kings of Spain and Portugal.
Meaning borrowed from Carlos. More on Wiktionary.
Is Karlos a girl's or a boy's name?
Karlos is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Karlos in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Karlos in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karlos in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Karlos in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,706th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Karlos, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,495th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 50 boys. It first appears in the records in 1942.
Half of all the boys named Karlos in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,439 boys in the US were given Karlos or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #168, up from #4,706 for this spelling alone.
- Carlos 2,418
- Karlos 21
Karlos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,020 |
| 2020 | 31 | #3,495 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,752 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,771 |
| 2011 | 47 | #2,589 |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,873 |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,584 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,764 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,743 |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,321 |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,565 |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,424 |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,368 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,425 |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,573 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,791 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,036 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,503 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,963 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,062 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,268 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,928 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1980 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,532 |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,652 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,131 |
| 1976 | 38 | #1,453 |
| 1975 | 34 | #1,529 |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,269 |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,435 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,051 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,793 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,469 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,174 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
Names like Karlos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lucas, Hugo, Caleb, Myles, Noah, Vinnie, Ali, Hunter, Tobias, Lenny, Mason, Ethan
Other spellings of Karlos
Names related to Karlos
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Karlos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karlos, updated 20 October 2026.