Carlito
Carlito was the 4731st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1585th with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,042 places. More babies were named Carlito in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,731 boys, down 4 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200692 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,352babies recorded
Carlito popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,731 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,727 | 20 |
| 2010 | #2,474 | 50 |
| 2000 | #2,581 | 36 |
| 1990 | #6,503 | 7 |
| 1980 | #4,554 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Carlito, counting every spelling?
Carlito is the most common spelling of a name family that had 21 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 21 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlito | 21 | #4,731 | 82 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Carlito?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carlito (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Carlito born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carlito.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carlito?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Carlito are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Carlito mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carlito: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carlito, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carlito
How popular is the name Carlito?
Carlito was the 4731st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1585th with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,042 places. More babies were named Carlito in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Carlito a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Carlito in the US.