Carlo is an established variant of Carl that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Carlo is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #869 for boy births in the United States (and #1,794 across all names), given to 276 babies. Carlo was first reported in SSA data in 1894 and peaked in 2025 (276 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 276 | 276 | — | #869 |
| 2024 | 254 | 254 | — | #916 |
| 2023 | 206 | 206 | — | #1,053 |
| 2022 | 163 | 163 | — | #1,213 |
| 2021 | 168 | 168 | — | #1,173 |
| 2020 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,326 |
| 2019 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,258 |
| 2018 | 155 | 155 | — | #1,208 |
| 2017 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,246 |
| 2016 | 182 | 182 | — | #1,080 |
| 2015 | 144 | 144 | — | #1,256 |
| 2014 | 178 | 178 | — | #1,082 |
| 2013 | 168 | 168 | — | #1,101 |
| 2012 | 174 | 174 | — | #1,075 |
| 2011 | 194 | 194 | — | #999 |
| 2010 | 187 | 187 | — | #1,040 |
| 2009 | 206 | 206 | — | #970 |
| 2008 | 195 | 195 | — | #1,002 |
| 2007 | 225 | 225 | — | #892 |
| 2006 | 202 | 210 | — | #933 |
| 2005 | 222 | 222 | — | #835 |
| 2004 | 177 | 177 | — | #950 |
| 2003 | 184 | 184 | — | #905 |
| 2002 | 165 | 172 | — | #966 |
| 2001 | 160 | 167 | — | #961 |
| 2000 | 172 | 172 | — | #902 |
| 1999 | 144 | 144 | — | #987 |
| 1998 | 138 | 143 | — | #996 |
| 1997 | 163 | — | — | #865 |
| 1996 | 153 | — | — | #884 |
| 1995 | 149 | — | — | #896 |
| 1994 | 140 | — | — | #927 |
| 1993 | 150 | — | — | #865 |
| 1992 | 133 | — | — | #917 |
| 1991 | 153 | — | — | #839 |
| 1990 | 151 | — | — | #835 |
| 1989 | 147 | — | — | #817 |
| 1988 | 140 | — | — | #802 |
| 1987 | 119 | — | — | #858 |
| 1986 | 153 | — | — | #730 |
| 1985 | 153 | — | — | #716 |
| 1984 | 175 | — | — | #652 |
| 1983 | 156 | — | — | #688 |
| 1982 | 159 | — | — | #686 |
| 1981 | 172 | — | — | #650 |
| 1980 | 176 | — | #9,243 | #662 |
| 1979 | 175 | — | — | #644 |
| 1978 | 194 | — | #9,945 | #607 |
| 1977 | 198 | — | — | #602 |
| 1976 | 205 | — | — | #566 |
| 1975 | 182 | — | #9,247 | #613 |
| 1974 | 236 | — | #8,942 | #519 |
| 1973 | 215 | — | #6,754 | #540 |
| 1972 | 214 | — | #5,528 | #558 |
| 1971 | 211 | — | #7,489 | #568 |
| 1970 | 185 | — | #4,261 | #619 |
| 1969 | 166 | — | #6,035 | #624 |
| 1968 | 125 | — | — | #669 |
| 1967 | 129 | — | #6,919 | #670 |
| 1966 | 116 | — | — | #686 |
| 1965 | 129 | — | #5,890 | #668 |
| 1964 | 116 | — | — | #715 |
| 1963 | 121 | — | — | #705 |
| 1962 | 140 | — | #5,934 | #671 |
| 1961 | 114 | — | — | #719 |
| 1960 | 127 | — | — | #697 |
| 1959 | 115 | — | — | #716 |
| 1958 | 97 | — | — | #748 |
| 1957 | 73 | — | — | #884 |
| 1956 | 87 | — | — | #796 |
| 1955 | 86 | — | — | #786 |
| 1954 | 84 | — | — | #778 |
| 1953 | 94 | — | — | #739 |
| 1952 | 82 | — | — | #775 |
| 1951 | 87 | — | — | #745 |
| 1950 | 72 | — | — | #800 |
| 1949 | 94 | — | — | #708 |
| 1948 | 82 | — | — | #745 |
| 1947 | 74 | — | — | #801 |
| 1946 | 51 | — | — | #936 |
| 1945 | 50 | — | — | #899 |
| 1944 | 74 | — | — | #723 |
| 1943 | 70 | — | — | #782 |
| 1942 | 76 | — | — | #737 |
| 1941 | 81 | — | — | #678 |
| 1940 | 59 | — | — | #812 |
| 1939 | 72 | — | — | #700 |
| 1938 | 82 | — | — | #660 |
| 1937 | 87 | — | — | #622 |
| 1936 | 76 | — | — | #679 |
| 1935 | 93 | — | — | #602 |
| 1934 | 86 | — | — | #650 |
| 1933 | 118 | — | — | #523 |
| 1932 | 84 | — | — | #666 |
| 1931 | 125 | — | — | #517 |
| 1930 | 132 | — | — | #520 |
| 1929 | 128 | — | — | #518 |
| 1928 | 145 | — | — | #501 |
| 1927 | 149 | — | — | #497 |
| 1926 | 139 | — | — | #513 |
| 1925 | 120 | — | — | #566 |
| 1924 | 150 | — | — | #512 |
| 1923 | 167 | — | — | #470 |
| 1922 | 152 | — | — | #500 |
| 1921 | 120 | — | — | #576 |
| 1920 | 143 | — | — | #507 |
| 1919 | 122 | — | — | #541 |
| 1918 | 124 | — | — | #538 |
| 1917 | 125 | — | — | #514 |
| 1916 | 127 | — | — | #503 |
| 1915 | 112 | — | — | #525 |
| 1914 | 105 | — | — | #472 |
| 1913 | 59 | — | — | #565 |
| 1912 | 47 | — | — | #593 |
| 1911 | 28 | — | — | #579 |
| 1910 | 16 | — | — | #758 |
| 1909 | 14 | — | — | #764 |
| 1908 | 14 | — | — | #716 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,218 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | — | #938 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,170 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,185 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,103 |