Johncarlos
A masculine name blending "John", of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious", with "Carlos", of Germanic origin meaning "freeman".
Name Census estimates that about 497 living Americans carry the first name Johncarlos. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Johncarlos today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Johncarlos births was 2010 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Johncarlos. 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.
People living today
497
~ 1 in 689,647 Americans
Peak year
2010
35 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,551
Tracked since 1987
Census
Johncarlos in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 496 people with the first name Johncarlos, which placed it at #20,722 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
#20,722
National first-name rank
People counted
496
496 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
84.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Johncarlos
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Johncarlos is Hispanic at 84.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (6.7%) and White (5.8%). 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 Johncarlos 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 Johncarlos at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino84.7% · 420
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.7% · 33
- White5.8% · 29
- Black or African American2.2% · 11
- Two or more races0.6% · 3
Popularity
Johncarlos: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Johncarlos from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 204 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Johncarlos 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 Johncarlos during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Johncarlos' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. New York, California, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Johncarlos, while Texas, Florida, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Johncarlos
The name Johncarlos is a modern composition that blends the English name John with the Spanish name Carlos. It does not originate from any specific language or culture but is a combination of two traditional names from different linguistic backgrounds.
The first part of the name, John, is derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan, which means "Yahweh is gracious." This name has been widely used in English-speaking countries since the Middle Ages and can be traced back to biblical figures such as John the Baptist and John the Evangelist.
The second part of the name, Carlos, comes from the Germanic name Karl, which means "free man" or "manly." This name was popularized in Spain and other Spanish-speaking regions due to the influence of Charlemagne, the Frankish king who ruled in the 8th and 9th centuries.
While the name Johncarlos itself does not have a long historical lineage, its component names have been used for centuries and have been borne by numerous notable individuals throughout history. Some famous people named John include John Wycliffe (1320-1384), the English theologian and Bible translator, and John Calvin (1509-1564), the French Protestant Reformer.
Likewise, the name Carlos has been held by several prominent figures, such as Carlos I of Spain (1500-1558), the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012), the celebrated Mexican novelist and essayist.
Other notable individuals with the first name John include John Locke (1632-1704), the English philosopher, John Milton (1608-1674), the English poet and author of "Paradise Lost," and John Dalton (1766-1844), the English chemist and physicist known for his atomic theory.
Individuals named Carlos who have left their mark on history include Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), the legendary Argentinian tango singer and actor, and Carlos Slim Helú (born 1940), the Mexican business magnate and one of the wealthiest people in the world.
While the name Johncarlos is a modern creation, it carries the weight and historical significance of its component names, which have been borne by numerous influential figures across various fields over the centuries.
People
Johncarlos + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Johncarlos 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
Johncarlos: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Johncarlos?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 497 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Johncarlos 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 689,647 US residents.
Is Johncarlos a common name?
We classify Johncarlos as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 504 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Johncarlos most popular?
The single biggest year for Johncarlos was 2010, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Johncarlos is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Johncarlos in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 496 people with the name Johncarlos, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,722 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 Johncarlos 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 Johncarlos?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Johncarlos appears almost entirely male. Of the 492 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Johncarlos?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Johncarlos is Hispanic at 84.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (6.7%) and White (5.8%). 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 Johncarlos most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Johncarlos in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.7% (420 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 Johncarlos in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Johncarlos a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Johncarlos 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 Johncarlos still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Johncarlos 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 Johncarlos 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 common is the name Johncarlos?
Find out how many Americans are named Johncarlos on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.