Carlo
Boy · KAR-lo · Germanic
Carlo is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. In 2025 it ranked 986th for boys in the UK (34 babies) and 867th for boys in the US (276 babies).
What does Carlo mean?
Germanic: Italian form of Charles
“free man”
The Italian form of Charles, borne by St Carlo Borromeo, the 16th-century Archbishop of Milan.
- Say it
- KAR-lo
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Is Carlo a girl's or a boy's name?
Carlo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 boys in the UK and 276 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Carlo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #986among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the UK were named Carlo, making it the 986th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,179th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 36 boys.
2025 had more boys named Carlo than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Carlo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 42 boys in the UK were given Carlo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #758, up from #986 for this spelling alone.
- Carlo 34
- Karlo 8
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.
Carlo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #986 |
| 2024 | 28 | #1,111 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2021 | 33 | #993 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,179 |
| 2019 | 33 | #970 |
| 2018 | 33 | #980 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,068 |
| 2016 | 33 | #988 |
| 2015 | 31 | #1,025 |
| 2014 | 28 | #1,079 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,070 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,164 |
| 2010 | 29 | #1,047 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 31 | #947 |
| 2007 | 33 | #880 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,034 |
| 2005 | 33 | #812 |
| 2004 | 27 | #864 |
| 2003 | 36 | #668 |
| 2002 | 26 | #791 |
| 2001 | 29 | #691 |
| 2000 | 25 | #763 |
| 1999 | 19 | #900 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 20 | #840 |
| 1996 | 21 | #768 |
How popular is Carlo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #867among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 276about 1 in 6,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 276 boys in the US were named Carlo, making it the 867th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,325th. It first appears in the records in 1894.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Carlo of any year since it first appeared, in 1894.
Half of all the boys named Carlo in the US since 1880 were born between 1949 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 306 boys in the US were given Carlo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #758, up from #867 for this spelling alone.
- Carlo 276
- Karlo 30
Carlo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 276 | #867 |
| 2024 | 254 | #916 |
| 2023 | 206 | #1,053 |
| 2022 | 163 | #1,213 |
| 2021 | 168 | #1,170 |
| 2020 | 135 | #1,325 |
| 2019 | 149 | #1,258 |
| 2018 | 155 | #1,207 |
| 2017 | 147 | #1,245 |
| 2016 | 182 | #1,080 |
| 2015 | 144 | #1,252 |
| 2014 | 178 | #1,082 |
| 2013 | 168 | #1,100 |
| 2012 | 174 | #1,074 |
| 2011 | 194 | #998 |
| 2010 | 187 | #1,036 |
| 2009 | 206 | #969 |
| 2008 | 195 | #1,002 |
| 2007 | 225 | #892 |
| 2006 | 202 | #932 |
| 2005 | 222 | #834 |
| 2004 | 177 | #948 |
| 2003 | 184 | #904 |
| 2002 | 165 | #964 |
| 2001 | 160 | #957 |
| 2000 | 172 | #900 |
| 1999 | 144 | #983 |
| 1998 | 138 | #992 |
| 1997 | 163 | #862 |
| 1996 | 153 | #882 |
| 1995 | 149 | #893 |
| 1994 | 140 | #924 |
| 1993 | 150 | #862 |
| 1992 | 133 | #914 |
| 1991 | 153 | #834 |
| 1990 | 151 | #829 |
| 1989 | 147 | #814 |
| 1988 | 140 | #800 |
| 1987 | 119 | #857 |
| 1986 | 153 | #730 |
| 1985 | 153 | #715 |
| 1984 | 175 | #652 |
| 1983 | 156 | #687 |
| 1982 | 159 | #686 |
| 1981 | 172 | #650 |
| 1980 | 170 | #662 |
| 1979 | 175 | #644 |
| 1978 | 189 | #607 |
| 1977 | 198 | #602 |
| 1976 | 205 | #566 |
| 1975 | 177 | #612 |
| 1974 | 231 | #519 |
| 1973 | 208 | #540 |
| 1972 | 205 | #558 |
| 1971 | 205 | #568 |
| 1970 | 172 | #619 |
| 1969 | 159 | #623 |
| 1968 | 125 | #669 |
| 1967 | 124 | #670 |
| 1966 | 116 | #686 |
| 1965 | 123 | #668 |
| 1964 | 116 | #715 |
| 1963 | 121 | #704 |
| 1962 | 134 | #671 |
| 1961 | 114 | #718 |
| 1960 | 127 | #696 |
| 1959 | 115 | #715 |
| 1958 | 97 | #746 |
| 1957 | 73 | #883 |
| 1956 | 87 | #795 |
| 1955 | 86 | #785 |
| 1954 | 84 | #777 |
| 1953 | 94 | #737 |
| 1952 | 82 | #774 |
| 1951 | 87 | #744 |
| 1950 | 72 | #799 |
| 1949 | 94 | #706 |
| 1948 | 82 | #743 |
| 1947 | 74 | #800 |
| 1946 | 51 | #935 |
| 1945 | 50 | #899 |
| 1944 | 74 | #720 |
| 1943 | 70 | #781 |
| 1942 | 76 | #737 |
| 1941 | 81 | #678 |
| 1940 | 59 | #810 |
| 1939 | 72 | #700 |
| 1938 | 82 | #660 |
| 1937 | 87 | #621 |
| 1936 | 76 | #679 |
| 1935 | 93 | #602 |
| 1934 | 86 | #650 |
| 1933 | 118 | #523 |
| 1932 | 84 | #666 |
| 1931 | 125 | #516 |
| 1930 | 132 | #520 |
| 1929 | 128 | #517 |
| 1928 | 145 | #500 |
| 1927 | 149 | #497 |
| 1926 | 139 | #512 |
| 1925 | 120 | #566 |
| 1924 | 150 | #512 |
| 1923 | 167 | #470 |
| 1922 | 152 | #500 |
| 1921 | 120 | #576 |
| 1920 | 143 | #507 |
| 1919 | 122 | #541 |
| 1918 | 124 | #538 |
| 1917 | 125 | #514 |
| 1916 | 127 | #502 |
| 1915 | 112 | #525 |
| 1914 | 105 | #472 |
| 1913 | 59 | #564 |
| 1912 | 47 | #592 |
| 1911 | 28 | #577 |
| 1910 | 16 | #755 |
| 1909 | 14 | #756 |
| 1908 | 14 | #712 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #918 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,063 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,136 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,057 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,161 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
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