Carlo

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⭐ Famous Carlo

Carlo Goldoni

Italian playwright (1707-1793)

Choose Carlo and your child shares a first name with Carlo Goldoni, an Italian playwright. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Carlo, like who?” Carlo Goldoni's Wikipedia article is available in 95 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 6,188 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Carlo, 276 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Carlo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCarlo first shows up in US birth records in 1894, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 131 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1923, when it reached #470.
• 🚀TrendCarlo has climbed 458 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #867. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedCarlo is most popular in California, where it ranks #531, followed by New Jersey (#576) and Arizona (#594). It's in the top 1,000 in 11 states.
• 💬MeaningCarlo is an Italian form of Charles, which means “free man”. Our records link it to English, French and German roots.

About the name Carlo

Carlo is a boy name of English, French and German origin meaning “free man”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-rlo”. US birth records list Carlo for boys from 1894 to 2025, in 125 of those 132 years. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked #470 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #867, with 276 babies.

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