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Carlus
How to Pronounce Carlus
Pronounced KAR-luhs /ˈkɑrləs/Medium
Meaning: Carlus is a Latinate variant form connected to Carlos, Carl and Charles, all of which descend from the Germanic karl meaning free man or common man; Carlus looks like a Latinized styling of that family.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Carlus carries a Latin-looking -us ending, the kind used in old church and legal records, which is likely how this styling of the name arose.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its high around 1970 and lingering thinly into the two-thousands. A boy named Carlus at that peak would be in his mid fifties today. The name is best read as a variant of the far more familiar Carlos and Charles.
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What does the name Carlus mean?
It is a variant tied to Carlos, Carl and Charles, from the Germanic karl meaning free man.
How do you pronounce Carlus?
It is said KAR-luhs /ˈkɑrləs/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Carlus a boy or girl name?
Carlus is a boy's name.
How popular is Carlus?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year around nineteen-seventy.