Name meaning & stats
Carlo
Carlo means “free man” (Italian origin). 12,698 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“free man”
ItalianForm of Charles
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
12,698 US babies were named Carlo between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Carlo (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 92% of the family
- Carlo 92%
- Karlo 8%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)