boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Carlo

Meaning From Italian Carlo, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #869 Trend ↑ Rising 74%

From Italian Carlo, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic.

Rank 2025
#869
among boys · ↑47 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
276
named Carlo · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,189
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
276 babies
All-time total
16,000
#942 all-time among boys
First recorded
1894
in Social Security records

Carlo popularity over time

16,000 babies have been named Carlo since 1894, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 5 5 1 – #1,103
1900s – 64 64 6 +1180% #716
1910s – 865 865 87 +1252% #472
1920s – 1,413 1,413 141 +63% #470
1930s – 955 955 96 -32% #517
1940s – 711 711 71 -26% #678
1950s – 877 877 88 +23% #716
1960s 24 1,259 1,283 128 +46% #624
1970s 50 1,965 2,015 202 +57% #519
1980s 6 1,544 1,550 155 -23% #650
1990s – 1,474 1,474 147 -5% #835
2000s – 1,908 1,908 191 +29% #835
2010s – 1,678 1,678 168 -12% #999
2020s (to 2025) – 1,202 1,202 200 +19% #869

Where Carlo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 301 0.18 outside top 500
2027 324 0.19 outside top 500
2028 345 0.20 outside top 500
2029 364 0.21 outside top 500
2030 381 0.22 outside top 500

Where Carlo is most popular

Boys named Carlo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.124 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Carlo born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 60 0.298 +141%
California 219 0.240 +94%
Pennsylvania 61 0.230 +86%
New York 77 0.178 +44%
Arizona 29 0.177 +43%
Texas 142 0.161 +30%
Florida 72 0.152 +23%
Illinois 37 0.145 +17%
Ohio 22 0.083 -33%
Colorado 10 0.077 -37%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -40%
Virginia 14 0.074 -40%
Georgia 18 0.071 -42%
Michigan 12 0.059 -53%
Tennessee 10 0.055 -55%
Louisiana 5 0.049 -60%
Washington 6 0.037 -70%
Massachusetts 5 0.036 -71%
Missouri 5 0.036 -71%
North Carolina 8 0.031 -75%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Carlo

Carlo is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #869 in 2025 with 276 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1894, 16,000 American babies have been named Carlo. Its peak came in 2025, when 276 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Carlo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carlo?

The median living Carlo is about 33 years old; half are between 16 and 52. An estimated 12 thousand people named Carlo are alive in the United States today.

median 33 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Carlo year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 276 #869
2024 – – 254 #916
2023 – – 206 #1,053
2022 – – 163 #1,213
2021 – – 168 #1,173
2020 – – 135 #1,326
2019 – – 149 #1,258
2018 – – 155 #1,208
2017 – – 147 #1,246
2016 – – 182 #1,080
2015 – – 144 #1,256
2014 – – 178 #1,082
2013 – – 168 #1,101
2012 – – 174 #1,075
2011 – – 194 #999
2010 – – 187 #1,040
2009 – – 206 #970
2008 – – 195 #1,002
2007 – – 225 #892
2006 – – 202 #933
2005 – – 222 #835
2004 – – 177 #950
2003 – – 184 #905
2002 – – 165 #966
2001 – – 160 #961
2000 – – 172 #902
1995 – – 149 #896
1990 – – 151 #835
1985 – – 153 #716
1980 6 #9,243 170 #662
1975 5 #9,247 177 #613
1970 13 #4,261 172 #619
1965 6 #5,890 123 #668
1960 – – 127 #697
1955 – – 86 #786
1950 – – 72 #800
1945 – – 50 #899
1940 – – 59 #812
1935 – – 93 #602
1930 – – 132 #520
1925 – – 120 #566
1920 – – 143 #507
1915 – – 112 #525
1910 – – 16 #758
1905 – – 8 #938
1900 – – 6 #1,185
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Carlo

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Carlo Ancelotti Carlo Ancelotti Italian football manager (born 1959) Contemporary
  2. 2 Carlo Gambino Carlo Gambino American mobster (1902–1976) Contemporary
  3. 3 Carlo Ponti Carlo Ponti Italian film producer (1912–2007) Contemporary
  4. 4 Carlo Buonaparte Carlo Buonaparte Father of Napoleon Bonaparte (1746–1785) 18th century
  5. 5 Carlo Collodi Carlo Collodi Italian writer (1826–1890) 19th century
  6. 6 Carlo Ginzburg Carlo Ginzburg Italian historian (1939–2026) Contemporary
  7. 7 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Carlo Azeglio Ciampi President of Italy from 1999 to 2006 1920–2016 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Carlo Gesualdo Carlo Gesualdo Italian prince, composer and murderer (1566–1613) 16th century
  9. 9 Carlo Maria Martini Carlo Maria Martini Italian Jesuit and cardinal of the Catholic Church (1927–2012) Contemporary
  10. 10 Carlo Scarpa Carlo Scarpa Italian architect and designer (1906–1978) Contemporary
  11. 11 Carlo Goldoni Carlo Goldoni Italian playwright (1707–1793) 18th century
  12. 12 Carlo Levi Carlo Levi Italian painter, writer and activist (1902–1975) Contemporary
  13. 13 Carlo Crivelli Carlo Crivelli Italian Renaissance painter (c. 1430 – c. 1495) Medieval
  14. 14 Carlo Rubbia Carlo Rubbia Italian particle physicist and Nobel Prize winner (born 1934) Contemporary
  15. 15 Carlo Carrà Carlo Carrà Italian painter (1881–1966) 19th century
  16. 16 Carlo Maria Giulini Carlo Maria Giulini Italian conductor (1914–2005) Contemporary
  17. 17 Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa Italian general (1920–1982) Contemporary
  18. 18 Carlo Abarth Carlo Abarth Italian automobile designer (1908–1979) Contemporary
  19. 19 Carlo Maderno Carlo Maderno Italian architect (1556–1629) 16th century
  20. 20 Carlo Maratta Carlo Maratta Italian painter (1625–1713) 17th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Carlo, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Carlo?

The median living Carlo is about 33 years old. Half of all living Carlos are between 16 and 52 years old.

How many people named Carlo are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Carlo are alive in the United States, based on 16,000 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Carlo mean?

From Italian Carlo, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic.

How popular is the name Carlo in 2025?

Carlo ranked #869 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 276 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Carlo?

16,000 babies have been named Carlo in the United States since 1894, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carlo most popular?

Carlo peaked in 2025, when 276 newborns received the name.

Is Carlo a boy or girl name?

Carlo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Carlo rising or falling?

Carlo is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Carlo become more popular?

Carlo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 381 boys named Carlo in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Carlo?

Well-known people named Carlo include Carlo Ancelotti (coach), Carlo Gambino (extremist), Carlo Ponti (producer).

Names like Carlo

Names that sound and feel close to Carlo: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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