Carlito

A boys’ name of Spanish origin, meaning a diminutive of Carlo; a form of Charles meaning free man.

Babies a year
34
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Carlito by the numbers

Carlito was given to 34 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 92 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Carlo

Like Carlito, each of these traces back to Carlo: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Carlifree man; a spelling variant of Carla or Carlo122 in the US (2017)
  • Karlovariant of Carlo; free man8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Jancarlogod is gracious charles; blend of Jan and Carlo15 in the US (2017)

Other names that come from Charles

Like Carlito, each of these traces back to Charles: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
  • Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
  • Charleyfree man; a form of Charles703 in the US (2017)
  • Charleighfree man; a form of Charles667 in the US (2017)
  • Charlifree man; a form of Charles526 in the US (2017)
  • Carlfree man; a form of Charles411 in the US (2017)
  • Charlizefree man; a form of Charles185 in the US (2017)
  • Charlenefree person; a form of Charles152 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carlito. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Carlitosfree man; a diminutive form of Carlos12 in the US (2017)
  • Carlofree man; Italian form of Charles27 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Carltonsettlement of the peasants or common people71 in the US (2017)
  • Carlinlittle champion; from Cathal61 in the US (2017)
  • Calixtomost beautiful12 in the US (2017)
  • Carletonsettlement of the peasants or freemen5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean freedom

Like Carlito, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Charlesfree man7,142 in the US (2017)
  • Maverickindependent, unbranded4,737 in the US (2017)
  • Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Carlosfree man; a form of Charles3,058 in the US (2017)
  • Franciscofree man, frenchman; from Franciscus1,398 in the US (2017)
  • Frankiefree man; a form of Frank887 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Carlito

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