Name meaning & stats
Carles
Carles means “free man”. 420 US babies since 1940, peak 1971. Notable Carless are 1.6× over-represented as journalists.
What it means
“free man”
Spelling of Carlos
Carlos around the world
- Карлос / Карлуш / Карлус · Russian
- Карлуш · Ukrainian
- Κάρλος · Greek
- كارلوس · Arabic
- קרלוס · Hebrew
- कार्लोस · Hindi
- カルロス · Japanese
- 卡洛斯 · Chinese
- Carolus · medieval Latin
- Carles · Catalan
Famous Carloss
- Carlos Alazraqui · American actor
- Carlos Fuentes · Mexican writer (1928–2012)
- Carlos Slim · Mexican business magnate and investor
- Carlos Santana · American guitarist
Carlos’s name day
- November 4 · Spain
In US birth records
Peak year: 1971
420 US babies were named Carles between 1940 and 2025.
Carles around the world
- France: 115 babies since 1900, peak 2020
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Carless end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.3× | High · 57 people |
| Writer | 1.5× | High · 30 people |
| Professor | 1.3× | High · 28 people |
| Journalist | 1.6× | Medium · 22 people |
Among notable men who are journalists, Carless show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Carless are 1.8× more likely than expected to be architects.
The surprise career: Low confidence · 8 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 715 Carloss spell it Carles
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1971)