Boy name
Carlo
Carlo holds the #867 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 276 newborn boys in a single year. Here's the interesting part: Carlo peaked in 1923, faded, and is now climbing again — a classic comeback pattern. Its strongest year on record was 1923 (#470 nationally, 167 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1894. The name's biggest fan base is in California (#531 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#867
among boy names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#470
in 1923 (1920s)
Babies in 2025
276
boys named Carlo
Carlo popularity, 1880–2025
Where Carlo is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arizona (#594), California (#531), New Jersey (#576)
Uniqueness score
51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Carlo in the most recent year of SSA data.