Carlos Zambrano
There are approximately 16 people named Carlos Zambrano living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Carlos with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Zambrano. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
16
1 in 21,422,146
Named Carlos
276K
Alive today
Named Zambrano
20K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 276K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2001
Average age: 34
Estimated bearers: 20K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,117
Per 100K: 5.79
Top ancestry: Hispanic (91.4%)
First name trend
Carlos: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Carlos. The peak year was 2001 with 6,864 births. The average person named Carlos today is 34 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Zambrano surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Zambrano, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 91.4%.
- Hispanic or Latino91.4%
- White6.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4%
- Two or more races0.3%
- Black or African American0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Carlos has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0806% of the US population, based on 276,351 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Zambrano appears at a rate of 5.79 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0058%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 16 people with the full name Carlos Zambrano. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Carlos Zambrano: questions and answers
How many people are named Carlos Zambrano?
We estimate approximately 16 people in the United States share the full name Carlos Zambrano. That works out to about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0806%) with the surname frequency (5.79 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Carlos Zambrano?
We classify Carlos Zambrano as "Very Rare". About 1 in 21,422,146 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Carlos a male or female name?
Carlos is predominantly male. Out of 306,621 total SSA registrations, 99.3% were male and 0.7% were female. See the full Carlos profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.