Karo
Meaning
“Armenian nickname form of Garabed/Karekin”
The formal names behind Karo
Karo is an established short form of this name.
Karolina · Slavic origin · feminine form of Carolus (see Charles, from karl "man")
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Karo has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
91 people · the #44,082 first name in Brazil · median age 5
Among people named Karo living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 37 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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