Carlous is a rare variant of Carlos that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Carlous is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2006. Carlous was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1976 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #10,877 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #9,764 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,256 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,282 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,062 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #8,991 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #8,898 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #4,919 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,379 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #5,039 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,079 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,539 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,203 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,518 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #5,671 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #4,275 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,408 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | #2,845 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #3,194 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,147 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #2,676 |
| 1976 | 21 | — | #2,184 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #3,471 |
| 1974 | 17 | — | #2,369 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | #2,232 |
| 1972 | 18 | — | #2,168 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #2,836 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,562 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | #2,461 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,037 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #2,348 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #2,492 |
| 1964 | 14 | — | #2,222 |
| 1963 | 13 | — | #2,316 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #2,875 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #2,924 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #3,712 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #2,681 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #2,855 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #2,821 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #3,235 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #3,881 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #3,138 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | #2,524 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,356 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #3,367 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #3,793 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #3,590 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #2,490 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #2,553 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #3,524 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #2,508 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #3,221 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #3,619 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #3,748 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #4,399 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #3,936 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #4,388 |