Boys' name · since 1894
Carlo
Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 15,920 babies named Carlo, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #868 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,920
- born since 1894
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carlo currently ranks #868 among boys' names in America, with 15,920 babies recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlo has been recorded 15,920 times among boys since 1894, currently ranked #868 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #942 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #868 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,920 born since 1894
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlo ranks #942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #868 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,920 born since 1894, peaking in the 1970s.
- #942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #868 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,920
- born since 1894
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carlo's 15,920 recorded births place it above 97.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Carlo compares
15,920 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carlo's all-time total is 43x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carlo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,920 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 276 | 34 | 22,252 |
Carlo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carlo splits its recorded history at 1963: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 276 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carlo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 276
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Carlo popularity over time - girls
80 total births recorded since 1962 (Carlo as girls' name)
Carlo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,965 births, 12% of the file).
1970s was Carlo's strongest decade.
1,965 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Carlo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 64
1900s
64 births
- 1910s
1910s
865 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,413 births
- 1930s
1930s
955 births
- 1940s 711
1940s
711 births
- 1950s
1950s
877 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,259 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,965 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,544 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,474 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,908 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,678 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,202 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,965 births (12% of all-time use).
How Carlo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Carlo's total volume
Carlo by state
Where Carlo concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,926 | 18.4% |
| #2 | California | | 2,480 | 15.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,073 | 6.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 970 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 921 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 692 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 545 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 493 | 3.1% |
2,926 of 15,920 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Carlo appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carlo's data
- Carlo's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (1,965 total births) through the 2020s (1,202) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Carlos (2,926 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carlo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~131 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1894–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carlo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.