Yancarlos
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- yahn-KAR-lohs
- Origin
- Spanish
Yancarlos is a boys' name of Spanish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yancarlos mean?
Spanish: Spanish compound of Yan and Carlos
Spanish compound of Yan, a form of John, and Carlos, the Spanish form of Charles.
Is Yancarlos a girl's or a boy's name?
Yancarlos is a boys' name.
How popular is Yancarlos in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Yancarlos in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yancarlos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
Names like Yancarlos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thiago, Juancarlos, Ares, Maximus, Luca, Elian, Azriel, Josias, Aziel, Yadiel, Rio, Santiago
More Spanish names
Lola, Xavier, Amaya, Alaia, Diego, Cruz, Jesus, Ximena, Javier, Esmeralda, Amayah, Reina, Cesar, Sierra, Paloma, Amaia
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, “Yancarlos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yancarlos, updated 20 October 2026.