Carlo

Carlo is a male given name: 99% of people named Carlo are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Italy, United States, Luxembourg
US births since 1880: 14,406 male / 80 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Carlo

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Carlo," in English, "Guten Tag Carlo," in German. Carlo is a male given name: about 99% of people named Carlo are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Carlo,

German

Guten Tag Carlo,

French

Bonjour Carlo,

Spanish

Estimado/a Carlo:

Chinese

Carlo您好：

Japanese

Carlo様

English

Hi Carlo,

German

Hi Carlo,

French

Salut Carlo,

Spanish

Hola Carlo,

Chinese

Carlo你好：

Japanese

Carloさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Carlo by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Italy	common	man's name	98%
United States	common	man's name	99%
Luxembourg	uncommon	man's name	98%
Switzerland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Belgium	uncommon	man's name	98%
Denmark	uncommon	man's name	98%
Netherlands	uncommon	man's name	98%
Malta	rare	man's name	98%
Spain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

14,406 male · 80 female · 14,486 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Carlo a male or female name?

Carlo is a male given name: 99% of people named Carlo are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.

How do I address Carlo in an email?

Is Carlo a unisex name?

Carlo is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Carlo are men. Carlo leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Carlo a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carlo (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_carlo,
  title  = {Is Carlo a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carlo},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}