boy's name

Carles

  • Origin Catalan
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 801

Carles is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2021 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Carles is a name of Catalan origin.
  • Peaked in 1928, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Carles over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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Births named Carles by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 54
1920s 107
1930s 105
1940s 101
1950s 89
1960s 68
1970s 54
1980s 39
1990s 5
2000s 6
2010s 52
2020s (to 2021) 6

How popular is Carles?

In 2021, Carles was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Carles is used

France #6,265 5 in 2020
United States #11,526 6 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Carles

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Carles over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Carles

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Carles — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Carles

How popular is the name Carles?

In 2021, Carles was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Carles a girl's or a boy's name?

Carles is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Carles?

Carles has 1 syllable.

When was Carles most popular?

Carles peaked in 1928, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.