Carlos - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Carlos \c(a)-rlos, car-los\ is pronounced KAR-lohs. It is of Spanish origin. Variant of Charles (Old German) "free man". Carlo is an Italian form. See also Carl. Film directors Carlos Saura, and Carlo Ponti.

Carlos has 3 variant forms: Carlito, Carlo and Carrlos.

Baby names that sound like Carlos are Karlos, Carlson and Carolus.

Carlos is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Carlos. Click here to compare Carlos with related baby names.