boy's name
Carlo
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 19,399
the United States
#867
2025 births
Carlo is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 276 babies in the United States, ranking #867. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 276 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,012 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1894.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Carlo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 64 |
| 1910s | 865 |
| 1920s | 1,413 |
| 1930s | 955 |
| 1940s | 711 |
| 1950s | 877 |
| 1960s | 1,283 |
| 1970s | 2,015 |
| 1980s | 1,550 |
| 1990s | 1,474 |
| 2000s | 1,908 |
| 2010s | 1,678 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,202 |
How popular is Carlo?
In 2025, Carlo was given to 276 babies in the United States, ranking #867 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Carlo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Carlo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Carlo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Carlo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Carlo in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Carlo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Carlo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Carlo
How popular is the name Carlo?
In 2025, Carlo was given to 276 babies in the United States, ranking #867 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Carlo a girl's or a boy's name?
Carlo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Carlo?
Carlo has 2 syllables.
When was Carlo most popular?
Carlo peaked in 2025, when 276 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Carlo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Carlo currently ranks #433 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.