The baby name Karlo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɑr.loʊ/ (English),/ˈkar.lo/ (Croatian/Slavic).
Karlo is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Karlo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɑr.loʊ/ (English),/ˈkar.lo/ (Croatian/Slavic).
Karlo is Germanic in Origin.
Karlo is a South Slavic and international form of the name Karl/Charles, ultimately from Proto-Germanic karilaz, "man, free man." Via Old High German Karl, Latin Carolus, and Old French Charles, the root became royal across Europe through figures such as Charlemagne, cementing its prestige and wide adoption.
Today Karlo is most common in Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with additional use in Georgia and in the Esperanto community; it also appears as a stylistic alternative in Germanic and Anglophone settings. Related forms include Karl and Carl (German/Scandinavian), Karol (Polish, Slovak), Karel (Czech, Dutch), Karolis (Lithuanian), Károly (Hungarian), Kaarlo and Kalle (Finnish), Carlo (Italian), Carlos (Spanish/Portuguese), and Charles (English/French). Feminine counterparts are Karla/Carla and, from the same lineage, Charlotte, Caroline, and Carolina. The name conveys a timeless sense of sturdy independence rooted in its "free man" meaning while remaining sleek and compact in the Karlo spelling.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Boys | 0 | #16 | 3,048 | 3,997 |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| HR | 0 | #54 | 220 | 2,081 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| PH | 0 | #84 | 13 | 5,607 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #95 | 15 | 2,055 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #128 | 10 | 1,769 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #144 | 11 | 2,277 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2020 | #175 | 3 | 1,548 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2 | 2,508 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #183 | 27 | 3,402 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #244 | 3 | 3,322 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #277 | 13 | 3,687 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #285 | 99 | 11,440 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| PE | 0 | #296 | 15 | 6,350 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #301 | 5 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #314 | 12 | 7,401 |
| Canada | Boys | 2019 | #323 | 5 | 2,618 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #325 | 8 | 5,862 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #404 | 39 | 2,180 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| France | Boys | 2010 | #411 | 3 | 2,828 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #414 | 14 | 2,041 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #438 | 8 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #459 | 8 | 10,523 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #464 | 11 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #470 | 12 | 9,305 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #472 | 16 | 10,188 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 6 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #490 | 16 | 12,621 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #516 | 12 | 12,905 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #536 | 151 | 3,552 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #556 | 6 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #578 | 15 | 9,244 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #606 | 60 | 13,390 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #644 | 244 | 14,506 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #652 | 16 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #682 | 9 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #696 | 12 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #714 | 15 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #732 | 20 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #732 | 8 | 17,960 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #755 | 231 | 16,355 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #783 | 170 | 5,697 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #859 | 34 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #866 | 55 | 15,656 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #871 | 16 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #871 | 81 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #899 | 32 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,065 | 28 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,115 | 14 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,156 | 23 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,157 | 20 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,198 | 14 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,259 | 213 | 10,046 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,556 | 59 | 28,008 |
Karlo is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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