Jeancarlos
A masculine Latin name blending French "Jean" and Spanish "Carlos"; possibly meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 1,281 living Americans carry the first name Jeancarlos. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jeancarlos today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeancarlos births was 2010 (120 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeancarlos. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Jeancarlos is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 267,568 Americans
Peak year
2010
120 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,122
Tracked since 1986
Census
Jeancarlos in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,744 people with the first name Jeancarlos, which placed it at #8,340 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,340
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,744 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
93.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeancarlos
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeancarlos is Hispanic at 93.3%. The next largest groups are White (4.2%) and Black (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jeancarlos described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jeancarlos at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino93.3% · 1,628
- White4.2% · 74
- Black or African American1.2% · 21
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 11
- Two or more races0.4% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 3
Popularity
Jeancarlos: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeancarlos from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 677 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeancarlos by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jeancarlos during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeancarlos' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. New York, Florida, California recorded the most babies named Jeancarlos, while Virginia, North Carolina, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 88 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeancarlos
The name Jeancarlos is a combination of the French name Jean and the Spanish name Carlos. The name Jean originates from the Hebrew name Yohanan, which means "Graced by God" or "God is gracious." It was popularized in France during the Middle Ages and later spread to other parts of Europe.
Carlos, on the other hand, is derived from the Germanic name Karl, which means "free man" or "manly." It was introduced to Spain during the Visigothic rule and became widely used after the reign of Charlemagne, the King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor, who was known as Carlos in Spanish.
The combination of Jean and Carlos into Jeancarlos likely occurred during the colonial period when French and Spanish cultures intermingled in regions such as the Caribbean and parts of Latin America. It reflects the cultural and linguistic influences of both nations on these areas.
While there are no known historical records or ancient texts specifically mentioning the name Jeancarlos, it is possible that it emerged as a way to honor or acknowledge the cultural heritage of individuals with both French and Spanish ancestry or connections.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jeancarlos was Jeancarlos Rodríguez, a Venezuelan baseball player born in 1973. He played for several Major League Baseball teams, including the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, between 1995 and 2008.
Another notable figure with this name is Jeancarlos Canela, an American actor born in 1988. He is best known for his roles in television shows such as "Nikita," "Titans," and "Grand Hotel."
Jeancarlos Comparan, born in 1984, is a Mexican actor who has appeared in various telenovelas and films, including "Bajo el mismo cielo" and "Camaleones."
Jeancarlos Arce, a Mexican singer and songwriter born in 1991, is also known by the name Jeancarlos. He has released several successful albums and singles in the Latin pop and reggaeton genres.
Jeancarlos Lecompte, born in 1986, is a Haitian-American professional basketball player who has played in various leagues around the world, including the NBA G League and the Israeli Premier Basketball League.
People
Jeancarlos + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeancarlos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jeancarlos: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeancarlos?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,281 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeancarlos going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 267,568 US residents.
Is Jeancarlos a common name?
We classify Jeancarlos as "Rare". It ranks above 91.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,296 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeancarlos most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeancarlos was 2010, when 120 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeancarlos is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jeancarlos in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,744 people with the name Jeancarlos, or 0.58 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,340 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jeancarlos in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jeancarlos?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeancarlos appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,751 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jeancarlos?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeancarlos is Hispanic at 93.3%. The next largest groups are White (4.2%) and Black (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jeancarlos most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jeancarlos in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.3% (1,628 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jeancarlos in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeancarlos a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jeancarlos in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jeancarlos still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeancarlos in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jeancarlos can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Jeancarlos?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.