Carlos Lee
There are approximately 643 people named Carlos Lee living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 533,055 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Carlos with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lee. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
643
1 in 533,055
Named Carlos
276K
Alive today
Named Lee
798K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 276K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2001
Average age: 34
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (89.7%)
Estimated bearers: 798K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #19
Per 100K: 232.74
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (43.9%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Carlos
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Carlos, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 89.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Carlos described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Carlos at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino89.7% · 424,444
- Black or African American4.5% · 21,463
- White4.4% · 20,599
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 3,842
- Two or more races0.4% · 1,728
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 983
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lee surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lee, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 43.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Lee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Lee at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander43.9% · 305,384
- White33.2% · 231,237
- Black or African American15.3% · 106,166
- Two or more races4.2% · 28,967
- Hispanic or Latino2.5% · 17,627
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 6,276
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Carlos right now.
The surname Lee appears at a rate of 232.74 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2327%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 643 people with the full name Carlos Lee. 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 Lee: questions and answers
How many people are named Carlos Lee?
We estimate approximately 643 people in the United States share the full name Carlos Lee. That works out to about 1 in 533,055 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0806%) with the surname frequency (232.74 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Carlos Lee?
We classify Carlos Lee as "Very Rare". About 1 in 533,055 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Carlos Lee?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Carlos Lee at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.