How Many People Are Named Carlo?
An estimated 11,624 people in the United States have the first name Carlo. It is predominantly male (99.5%). The average bearer is 37 years old, and Carlo peaked in popularity in 2024 with 253 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carlo paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Carlo is overwhelmingly male, 80 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
11,624
About 1 in 29,487 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.5% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2024
253 births
Total Registered
15,721
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlo
Carlo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 15,721 total births registered, 99.5% were male.
Carlo as a male name
Ranked #914 in 2024
253 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (253 births)
Carlo as a female name
Ranked #9,244 in 1980
6 female births in 1980
Peak: 1970 (13 births)
Carlo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlo span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,015 babies were registered. While Carlo is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Carlo by Decade
How has Carlo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carlo by State
Birth registrations for Carlo span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Nevada, Minnesota. On average, about 388 Carlos were registered per state.
Carlo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlo
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carlo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlo?
We estimate approximately 11,624 people named Carlo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 29,487 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlo a common name?
Carlo is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,721 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlo most popular?
Carlo reached peak popularity in 2024, when 253 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlo is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlo a male name?
Carlo is predominantly male. 99.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlo Smith, Carlo Johnson, Carlo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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