Carlo

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Carlos in BR Brazil, AR Argentina, ES Spain and 13 more, Charles in CU Cuba, GR Greece, PA Panama, Karlo in FR France, HR Croatia, GE Georgia and Karl in SE Sweden.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 13 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Carlo is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name332K records spelled Carlo18 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Italy, Netherlands

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written CarloE, Carló, Çarlo, Carlö, Cárlo

• a separate given name30K records spelled Carlo2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Italy, Switzerland, Philippines

  Also written Carló

• Indonesian given name16K records spelled Carlo4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Philippines, Indonesia, Italy, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Malagasy

  Also written Carló

• Danish given name6.6K records spelled Carlo7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Denmark, Norway, United States, Italy

  Languages: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian

  Also written Carlö, Cårlo

• Lao given name3.8K records spelled Carlo77 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, United States, Thailand, Spain

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written Carlos, Karlos, คาร์โล, Cärlös, คาลอส

• Turkish given name1.5K records spelled Carlo4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Italy, United States, Philippines, Türkiye

  Languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani

  Also written Carlö

68 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Carlo is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Italian, a male given name, equivalent to English Charles

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, Germ. 'uomo libero'; diffusissimo in Europa, anche da fr. Charles e in composti come Carlomagno.

  as a name·Dizionario Dei Nomi e Cognomi Italiani

• In Italian, Il gcrinaiiici~li<irl noil sigriitica altro che u uoiiiu n (tedesco inoderiio ii kerl n). Uiiu (Ici più ditfusi, tra i noiiii geriiiariici, in tutta

  as a name·Nomi e Cognomi: Saggio di ricerche etimologiche e storiche

• In Italian, forma italiana de Carlus

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

• In Swedish, Se Karl.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 125 years between 1894–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Carlo Borromeob. 1538ITItalian Catholic prelate (1538–1584)
• Clemens XIIIb. 1693ITnot in their usual namepope of the Catholic Church from 1758 to 1769
• Carlo Goldonib. 1707FRItalian playwright (1707-1793)
• Amedeo Avogadrob. 1776ITnot in their usual nameItalian scientist
• Humbert Ib. 1844ITnot in their usual nameking of Italy (1844-1900)
• Carlo Azeglio Ciampib. 1920ITPresident of Italy from 1999 to 2006
• Carlo Di Palmab. 1925ITItalian cinematographer (1925–2004)
• Carlo Rubbiab. 1934ITItalian particle physicist
• Carlo Ancelottib. 1959ITItalian football player and manager
• Carlo Cudicinib. 1973ITItalian association football player (born 1973)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,023 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Carlo?

We estimate roughly 3.8 million people bear Carlo (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Carlo have the most bearers?

Carlo is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled carlos.

How common is Carlo compared with other names?

In Argentina, Carlo is the 4th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Carlo a male or female name?

Carlo is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Carlo mean?

Recorded meaning: A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Charles.