MallowbyNames

Joncarlo

john-KAR-loh · Combination of the names Jon and Carlo, with Jon meaning 'God is gracious' and Carlo meaning 'free man'.

2025 rank (boys)
#9,714
Babies named in 2025
7
Peak popularity
2007
2025 frequency
1 in 244,011 boys
Usually for
Boys
Trend
Holding steady

Holding steady, #9,714 for boys today.

Popularity of Joncarlo since 1992

Babies named Joncarlo per year in U.S. Social Security records.

61218200020102020Most births 2007Boys
Data table (by decade)
DecadeBoys
1990s55
2000s124
2010s69
2020s7

Meaning & origin

Joncarlo is a rare modern compound name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1992. It combines the English name Jon, a short form of John meaning 'God is gracious', with Carlo, the Italian form of Charles meaning 'free man'. The name reached its highest recorded usage in 2007, though it has remained consistently uncommon. As of 2025, it ranks 9,714th in popularity, with an incidence of about 1 in every 244,011 male births. The trajectory of its usage has been stable, indicating a steady but very low level of adoption. Joncarlo has not been strongly associated with any particular U.S. state, reflecting its sporadic national distribution. Like many blended names, it offers parents a way to honor multiple family traditions or preferred sounds within a single name.

Joncarlo is a modern compound name combining Jon, an English variant of John (from Hebrew Yochanan, meaning 'God is gracious'), and Carlo, the Italian form of Charles (from Germanic *karilaz, meaning 'free man'). It first appeared in U.S. birth records in the early 1990s and has remained in occasional use, reflective of a trend toward blending traditional names into distinctive new forms.

Nicknames & variants

Nicknames: Jon, Carlo, J.C.

Variants: Jon Carlo, John Carlo

Sibling names for Joncarlo

Names that share Joncarlo's style, for a brother or sister.

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Questions parents ask

What does the name Joncarlo mean?
Joncarlo combines Jon, meaning 'God is gracious', and Carlo, meaning 'free man', so the name can be interpreted as 'God is gracious, free man'.
How popular is the name Joncarlo?
Joncarlo is very rare. In 2025, it ranked 9,714th in the U.S., with approximately 1 in 244,011 boys given the name. Its peak popularity was in 2007.
Is Joncarlo a boy's name?
Yes, Joncarlo is almost exclusively used for boys.