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Karlo

Boy

Meaning of Karlo: Croatian: 'free man'

Karlo is a boy's name most strongly associated with Croatian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3586th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3586

30 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,061

First recorded 1959 · peak 2010

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 15 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 17 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 19 babies2002: 20 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 30 babies2005: 31 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 27 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 33 babies2010: 39 babies20102011: 29 babies2012: 29 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 29 babies2015: 15 babies2016: 32 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 21 babies2019: 21 babies2020: 18 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 31 babies2023: 34 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 30 babies
US babies named Karlo per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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