# Carlo (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/carlo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Italian |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑɹloʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 16,000 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 15,920 / 80 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 736, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Italian Carlo, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles, Carl, and Carlos.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6 | 5,934 |
| 1965 | 6 | 5,890 |
| 1967 | 5 | 6,919 |
| 1969 | 7 | 6,035 |
| 1970 | 13 | 4,261 |
| 1971 | 6 | 7,489 |
| 1972 | 9 | 5,528 |
| 1973 | 7 | 6,754 |
| 1974 | 5 | 8,942 |
| 1975 | 5 | 9,247 |
| 1978 | 5 | 9,945 |
| 1980 | 6 | 9,243 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 194 | 999 |
| 2012 | 174 | 1,075 |
| 2013 | 168 | 1,101 |
| 2014 | 178 | 1,082 |
| 2015 | 144 | 1,256 |
| 2016 | 182 | 1,080 |
| 2017 | 147 | 1,246 |
| 2018 | 155 | 1,208 |
| 2019 | 149 | 1,258 |
| 2020 | 135 | 1,326 |
| 2021 | 168 | 1,173 |
| 2022 | 163 | 1,213 |
| 2023 | 206 | 1,053 |
| 2024 | 254 | 916 |
| 2025 | 276 | 869 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 1,251 |
| 2012 | 24 | 1,119 |
| 2013 | 24 | 1,086 |
| 2014 | 25 | 1,093 |
| 2015 | 27 | 1,046 |
| 2016 | 28 | 1,022 |
| 2017 | 27 | 1,068 |
| 2018 | 27 | 1,040 |
| 2019 | 32 | 908 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1,230 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1,078 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1,143 |
| 2023 | 26 | 1,108 |
| 2024 | 21 | 1,282 |
| 2025 | 27 | 1,093 |

## People named Carlo

- Carlo Gambino, American mobster (1902–1976)
- Carlo Caffarra, Catholic cardinal (1938–2017)
- Carlo III, Duke of Parma, Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1849 to 1854
- Carlo Orlandi, boxer (1910–1983)
- Seth Carlo Chandler, American astronomer (1846–1913)
- Carlo Ruzzini, Doge of Venice
- Carlos Luigi Spegazzini, Argentine mycologist (1858-1926)
- Carlo Abarth, Automobile engineer, designer and racecar driver (1908-1979)
- Carlo Rota, British-born Canadian actor
- Carlo Nash, English association football player
- Carlo Contarini, Doge of Venice (1580-1656)
- Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo, Corsican politician who became a Russian diplomat (1764-1842)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.