Jancarlos
Jancarlos is a boy's name of Contemporary origin.
Meaning
A portmanteau combining elements meaning 'God is gracious' (Jan/Juan) and 'free man' (Carlos).
Origin and history
Jancarlos is a modern combined given name formed by merging the names Jan (or Juan) and Carlos. It reflects a trend in Spanish-speaking and Latin American communities of creating single-word compound names. In the United States, it is a relatively rare male name with steady, modest usage.
Popularity in the United States
1,161 babies in the United States have been named Jancarlos since 1880. It ranks #3533 all-time. Among babies born since 2020 it ranks #1835.
States where it is most popular
- FL (27 %)
- TX (22.6 %)
- NY (22.4 %)
- CA (19.1 %)
- MA (3.7 %)
Trends by decade
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880-1890 | 0 |
| 1890-1900 | 0 |
| 1900-1910 | 0 |
| 1910-1920 | 0 |
| 1920-1930 | 0 |
| 1930-1940 | 0 |
| 1940-1950 | 0 |
| 1950-1960 | 0 |
| 1960-1970 | 0 |
| 1970-1980 | 0 |
| 1980-1990 | 11 |
| 1990-2000 | 113 |
| 2000-2010 | 361 |
| 2010-2019 | 584 |
| 2020-2029 | 92 |
Famous people named Jancarlos
- Jancarlos Canela: Actor, Singer
Fun facts
- Jancarlos represents a creative naming practice of smoothly combining two classic traditional names into a unified spelling.
- Over 1,000 boys in the United States have been given the single-word name Jancarlos since the late 20th century.