Carlo
Carlo was given to 276 boys in 2025, #869 among boys’ names; 16,000 Americans have been recorded with it since 1894 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 11,500 Americans named Carlo and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (72% of everyone recorded); the median is 33 years old and half are between 17 and 52.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Carlo by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Carlo mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Carlo is “a male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Charles.”
From Italian Carlo, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles, Carl, and Carlos.
/ˈkɑɹloʊ/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Carlo?
#869 among boys’ names, 2025
Carlo rose from #1,256 in 2015 to #869 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 0.08 to 0.16 per 1,000.
276 babies in 2025, the peak
Carlo peaked in 2025, when 276 boys were given it, #869 among boys’ names. In 2024 it went to 254 boys.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 276 | #869 | 0.16 |
| 2024 | 254 | #916 | 0.15 |
| 2023 | 206 | #1,053 | 0.12 |
| 2022 | 163 | #1,213 | 0.09 |
| 2021 | 168 | #1,173 | 0.10 |
| 2020 | 135 | #1,326 | 0.08 |
| 2019 | 149 | #1,258 | 0.08 |
| 2018 | 155 | #1,208 | 0.09 |
| 2017 | 147 | #1,246 | 0.08 |
| 2016 | 182 | #1,080 | 0.10 |
Every recorded year (125)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 144 | #1,256 | 0.08 |
| 2014 | 178 | #1,082 | 0.09 |
| 2013 | 168 | #1,101 | 0.09 |
| 2012 | 174 | #1,075 | 0.09 |
| 2011 | 194 | #999 | 0.10 |
| 2010 | 187 | #1,040 | 0.10 |
| 2009 | 206 | #970 | 0.10 |
| 2008 | 195 | #1,002 | 0.10 |
| 2007 | 225 | #892 | 0.11 |
| 2006 | 202 | #933 | 0.10 |
| 2005 | 222 | #835 | 0.11 |
| 2004 | 177 | #949 | 0.09 |
| 2003 | 184 | #904 | 0.09 |
| 2002 | 165 | #965 | 0.08 |
| 2001 | 160 | #960 | 0.08 |
| 2000 | 172 | #900 | 0.09 |
| 1999 | 144 | #985 | 0.07 |
| 1998 | 138 | #993 | 0.07 |
| 1997 | 163 | #863 | 0.09 |
| 1996 | 153 | #882 | 0.08 |
| 1995 | 149 | #893 | 0.08 |
| 1994 | 140 | #924 | 0.07 |
| 1993 | 150 | #863 | 0.08 |
| 1992 | 133 | #914 | 0.07 |
| 1991 | 153 | #835 | 0.08 |
| 1990 | 151 | #831 | 0.07 |
| 1989 | 147 | #814 | 0.07 |
| 1988 | 140 | #801 | 0.07 |
| 1987 | 119 | #857 | 0.06 |
| 1986 | 153 | #730 | 0.08 |
| 1985 | 153 | #716 | 0.08 |
| 1984 | 175 | #652 | 0.10 |
| 1983 | 156 | #688 | 0.09 |
| 1982 | 159 | #686 | 0.09 |
| 1981 | 172 | #650 | 0.10 |
| 1980 | 170 | #662 | 0.10 |
| 1979 | 175 | #644 | 0.10 |
| 1978 | 189 | #607 | 0.12 |
| 1977 | 198 | #602 | 0.12 |
| 1976 | 205 | #566 | 0.13 |
| 1975 | 177 | #613 | 0.11 |
| 1974 | 231 | #519 | 0.15 |
| 1973 | 208 | #540 | 0.13 |
| 1972 | 205 | #558 | 0.13 |
| 1971 | 205 | #568 | 0.12 |
| 1970 | 172 | #619 | 0.09 |
| 1969 | 159 | #624 | 0.09 |
| 1968 | 125 | #669 | 0.07 |
| 1967 | 124 | #670 | 0.07 |
| 1966 | 116 | #686 | 0.07 |
| 1965 | 123 | #668 | 0.07 |
| 1964 | 116 | #715 | 0.06 |
| 1963 | 121 | #705 | 0.06 |
| 1962 | 134 | #671 | 0.06 |
| 1961 | 114 | #718 | 0.05 |
| 1960 | 127 | #696 | 0.06 |
| 1959 | 115 | #715 | 0.05 |
| 1958 | 97 | #747 | 0.05 |
| 1957 | 73 | #883 | 0.03 |
| 1956 | 87 | #795 | 0.04 |
| 1955 | 86 | #785 | 0.04 |
| 1954 | 84 | #777 | 0.04 |
| 1953 | 94 | #738 | 0.05 |
| 1952 | 82 | #774 | 0.04 |
| 1951 | 87 | #744 | 0.05 |
| 1950 | 72 | #799 | 0.04 |
| 1949 | 94 | #707 | 0.05 |
| 1948 | 82 | #744 | 0.05 |
| 1947 | 74 | #800 | 0.04 |
| 1946 | 51 | #936 | 0.03 |
| 1945 | 50 | #899 | 0.04 |
| 1944 | 74 | #723 | 0.05 |
| 1943 | 70 | #782 | 0.05 |
| 1942 | 76 | #737 | 0.06 |
| 1941 | 81 | #678 | 0.07 |
| 1940 | 59 | #812 | 0.05 |
| 1939 | 72 | #700 | 0.07 |
| 1938 | 82 | #660 | 0.07 |
| 1937 | 87 | #622 | 0.08 |
| 1936 | 76 | #679 | 0.07 |
| 1935 | 93 | #602 | 0.09 |
| 1934 | 86 | #650 | 0.08 |
| 1933 | 118 | #523 | 0.12 |
| 1932 | 84 | #666 | 0.08 |
| 1931 | 125 | #517 | 0.12 |
| 1930 | 132 | #520 | 0.12 |
| 1929 | 128 | #518 | 0.12 |
| 1928 | 145 | #501 | 0.13 |
| 1927 | 149 | #497 | 0.13 |
| 1926 | 139 | #513 | 0.13 |
| 1925 | 120 | #566 | 0.11 |
| 1924 | 150 | #512 | 0.13 |
| 1923 | 167 | #470 | 0.15 |
| 1922 | 152 | #500 | 0.14 |
| 1921 | 120 | #576 | 0.11 |
| 1920 | 143 | #507 | 0.13 |
| 1919 | 122 | #541 | 0.12 |
| 1918 | 124 | #538 | 0.12 |
| 1917 | 125 | #514 | 0.14 |
| 1916 | 127 | #503 | 0.14 |
| 1915 | 112 | #525 | 0.13 |
| 1914 | 105 | #472 | 0.16 |
| 1913 | 59 | #565 | 0.12 |
| 1912 | 47 | #593 | 0.11 |
| 1911 | 28 | #579 | 0.12 |
| 1910 | 16 | #758 | 0.08 |
| 1909 | 14 | #764 | 0.09 |
| 1908 | 14 | #716 | 0.09 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,217 | 0.04 |
| 1905 | 8 | #937 | 0.06 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,081 | 0.05 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,169 | 0.04 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,073 | 0.05 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,184 | 0.04 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,102 | 0.04 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Carlo a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Carlo has been given almost only to boys: 80 girls in 125 years of records.
Girls and boys named Carlo: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Carlo, and how old are they?
11,500 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 72% of the 16,000 Americans ever recorded as Carlo. The median Carlo alive today is 33 years old; half are between 17 and 52.
The 2020 Census counted 15,842 people named Carlo (205 women and girls, 15,637 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 10,875 born in the U.S. The Census count is 46% above that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census records the name people give, which for many is the short form Carlo rather than the name on their birth record, and it counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 263 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,220 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 2,540 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 2,280 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 2,860 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 2,310 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Carlo born?
The states with the most babies named Carlo are California, Texas and New York, with 52% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 58 | #531 | 1.6× |
| Texas | 39 | #710 | 0.9× |
| New York | 18 | #774 | 2.4× |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | #610 | 1.1× |
| Florida | 13 | #1,020 | 0.8× |
| New Jersey | 12 | #579 | 2.1× |
| Illinois | 11 | #762 | 0.9× |
| Arizona | 11 | #598 | 0.9× |
| North Carolina | 8 | #953 | 0.1× |
| Ohio | 7 | #1,032 | 0.3× |
Where Carlo is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Carlo is most over-represented in New York: since 1910 it was given 2.4 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Carlo with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 3 names spelled alike, given to 17,667 babies since 1880, Carlo is the most given (91% of them). In 2025 it was given to 276 of their 306 babies (90%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Carlo
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Carlo and names like it
- Compare Carlo and KarloBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sCarlo peaked in 2025.
- New York’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Carlo since 1910.
- Italian namesWiktionary’s origin for Carlo: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2025The year the most babies were named Carlo.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Carlo alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with CMost given first.