Karl
Boy name · Germanic origin
Karl at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,680 in 2024
Karl popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #373 | 21 |
| 1890 | #246 | 47 |
| 1900 | #230 | 75 |
| 1910 | #252 | 92 |
| 1920 | #245 | 502 |
| 1930 | #206 | 648 |
| 1940 | #174 | 855 |
| 1950 | #172 | 1,304 |
| 1960 | #135 | 2,594 |
| 1970 | #177 | 1,576 |
| 1980 | #225 | 1,059 |
| 1990 | #295 | 858 |
| 2000 | #564 | 366 |
| 2010 | #1,086 | 177 |
| 2020 | #1,567 | 104 |
| 2024 | #1,680 | 99 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #373 | 21 |
| 1881 | #296 | 29 |
| 1882 | #272 | 40 |
| 1883 | #284 | 33 |
| 1884 | #296 | 34 |
| 1885 | #248 | 44 |
| 1886 | #248 | 48 |
| 1887 | #224 | 49 |
| 1888 | #206 | 71 |
| 1889 | #229 | 50 |
| 1890 | #246 | 47 |
| 1891 | #202 | 61 |
| 1892 | #228 | 59 |
| 1893 | #215 | 63 |
| 1894 | #199 | 73 |
| 1895 | #211 | 67 |
| 1896 | #234 | 60 |
| 1897 | #232 | 57 |
| 1898 | #239 | 53 |
| 1899 | #238 | 49 |
| 1900 | #230 | 75 |
| 1901 | #235 | 54 |
| 1902 | #223 | 65 |
| 1903 | #212 | 70 |
| 1904 | #230 | 67 |
| 1905 | #241 | 65 |
| 1906 | #169 | 108 |
| 1907 | #213 | 89 |
| 1908 | #209 | 97 |
| 1909 | #207 | 102 |
| 1910 | #252 | 92 |
| 1911 | #194 | 156 |
| 1912 | #182 | 323 |
| 1913 | #177 | 387 |
| 1914 | #161 | 548 |
| 1915 | #160 | 715 |
| 1916 | #176 | 685 |
| 1917 | #180 | 673 |
| 1918 | #209 | 600 |
| 1919 | #234 | 515 |
| 1920 | #245 | 502 |
| 1921 | #233 | 573 |
| 1922 | #246 | 527 |
| 1923 | #235 | 565 |
| 1924 | #232 | 584 |
| 1925 | #225 | 589 |
| 1926 | #226 | 595 |
| 1927 | #211 | 630 |
| 1928 | #219 | 599 |
| 1929 | #207 | 637 |
| 1930 | #206 | 648 |
| 1931 | #204 | 635 |
| 1932 | #193 | 670 |
| 1933 | #181 | 681 |
| 1934 | #186 | 689 |
| 1935 | #171 | 812 |
| 1936 | #165 | 830 |
| 1937 | #162 | 907 |
| 1938 | #162 | 985 |
| 1939 | #171 | 866 |
| 1940 | #174 | 855 |
| 1941 | #177 | 864 |
| 1942 | #179 | 878 |
| 1943 | #182 | 907 |
| 1944 | #186 | 837 |
| 1945 | #196 | 758 |
| 1946 | #185 | 998 |
| 1947 | #184 | 1,119 |
| 1948 | #179 | 1,187 |
| 1949 | #172 | 1,321 |
| 1950 | #172 | 1,304 |
| 1951 | #175 | 1,439 |
| 1952 | #170 | 1,564 |
| 1953 | #163 | 1,653 |
| 1954 | #166 | 1,736 |
| 1955 | #149 | 1,936 |
| 1956 | #150 | 2,058 |
| 1957 | #146 | 2,338 |
| 1958 | #146 | 2,348 |
| 1959 | #148 | 2,355 |
| 1960 | #135 | 2,594 |
| 1961 | #138 | 2,545 |
| 1962 | #142 | 2,456 |
| 1963 | #136 | 2,513 |
| 1964 | #135 | 2,402 |
| 1965 | #154 | 2,021 |
| 1966 | #158 | 1,792 |
| 1967 | #159 | 1,695 |
| 1968 | #168 | 1,599 |
| 1969 | #180 | 1,566 |
| 1970 | #177 | 1,576 |
| 1971 | #191 | 1,323 |
| 1972 | #199 | 1,167 |
| 1973 | #219 | 986 |
| 1974 | #214 | 1,004 |
| 1975 | #226 | 904 |
| 1976 | #234 | 868 |
| 1977 | #230 | 941 |
| 1978 | #232 | 900 |
| 1979 | #234 | 959 |
| 1980 | #225 | 1,059 |
| 1981 | #226 | 1,062 |
| 1982 | #240 | 974 |
| 1983 | #242 | 912 |
| 1984 | #245 | 895 |
| 1985 | #242 | 961 |
| 1986 | #248 | 903 |
| 1987 | #260 | 853 |
| 1988 | #274 | 843 |
| 1989 | #273 | 908 |
| 1990 | #295 | 858 |
| 1991 | #317 | 811 |
| 1992 | #336 | 738 |
| 1993 | #357 | 662 |
| 1994 | #381 | 612 |
| 1995 | #391 | 598 |
| 1996 | #446 | 504 |
| 1997 | #459 | 483 |
| 1998 | #481 | 455 |
| 1999 | #534 | 389 |
| 2000 | #564 | 366 |
| 2001 | #580 | 351 |
| 2002 | #608 | 330 |
| 2003 | #661 | 299 |
| 2004 | #695 | 281 |
| 2005 | #752 | 265 |
| 2006 | #769 | 270 |
| 2007 | #859 | 242 |
| 2008 | #1,019 | 188 |
| 2009 | #966 | 207 |
| 2010 | #1,086 | 177 |
| 2011 | #1,081 | 172 |
| 2012 | #1,135 | 161 |
| 2013 | #1,096 | 169 |
| 2014 | #1,147 | 165 |
| 2015 | #1,073 | 184 |
| 2016 | #1,149 | 167 |
| 2017 | #1,287 | 141 |
| 2018 | #1,282 | 143 |
| 2019 | #1,286 | 144 |
| 2020 | #1,567 | 104 |
| 2021 | #1,529 | 115 |
| 2022 | #1,425 | 128 |
| 2023 | #1,679 | 101 |
| 2024 | #1,680 | 99 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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