US rank #3407 Boys' name Peak 2010 1,031 births

Karlo — #3407 US boys' name

1,031 babies named Karlo in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s61970s821980s1151990s1482000s2722010s2542020s148
#3407
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Karlo was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

39 babies were named Karlo in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karlo

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,031 babies named Karlo between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Karlo currently holds the #3407 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karlo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 272 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Karlo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 238 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Karlo in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karlo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,031 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Karlo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,031

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2010

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,407

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Karlo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
39
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200319961989198219751959 6

Karlo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
272 births that decade — 26% of Karlo's all-time total
1950s61960s61970s821980s1151990s1482000s2722010s2542020s148

Karlo by state

Where Karlo concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Karlo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
238 23.1%
#2 Texas
135 13.1%
#3 New York
10 1.0%
#4 Florida
5 0.5%
California share of Karlo's total US births 23.1%
Even split

238 of 1,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karlo?
1,031 babies have been named Karlo since 1959. It currently ranks #3407 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 39 births.
When was Karlo most popular?
Karlo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 272 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Karlo most popular?
The top states for the name Karlo are California (238 births), Texas (135 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Karlo been used?
Karlo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Karlo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karl, Karter, Karson, Kareem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.