Given name & surname
Karlo
“a free man”
Karlo is a variant of Karl. One German interpretation is “a free man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karlo is a variant of Karl. One German interpretation is “a free man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Karlo is a variant of Karl. An origin associated with Karl is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karlo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,061
- 1,061 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,703 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +42%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,703 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 2010. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,257 as a first name in 2020; 140 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Karlo’s family of names
In Esperanto usage, Karlo has a diminutive in Kaĉjo. In Basque usage, Karlo has a conventional equivalent in the French form Charles. In Esperanto usage, Karlo has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Carlos.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Karlo has relatives in 7 languages.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- CharlesFrench, English
- CarlosPortuguese
- CarloItalian
- CarlEnglish
- KarolPolish
- KarelCzech
- Carolusequivalent
- Charelequivalent
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People named Karlo
- Karlo BručićCroatian association football playerborn 1992
- Karlo BartolecCroatian footballerborn 1995
- Karlo StipanićCroatian water polo playerborn 1941
- Karlo Leticaassociation football playerborn 1997
- Karlo ŠtajnerYugoslav communist (1902-1992)
- Karlo ResslerCroatian politicianborn 1989
- Karlo MuharCroatian footballerborn 1996
- Karlo LulićCroatian footballerborn 1996
- Karlo LukanovBulgarian politician (1897-1982)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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