Carl

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Carl is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 507,825 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 504,635 as boys and 3,190 as girls. Carl gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1956 and has since declined significantly. It is the #131 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 215
2023 233
2022 220
2021 245
2020 286
2019 319
2018 343
2017 415
2016 445
2015 457
2014 436
2013 446
2012 487
2011 426
2010 449
2009 519
2008 559
2007 628
2006 658
2005 652
2004 752
2003 775
2002 784
2001 882
2000 988
1999 996
1998 1,147
1997 1,093
1996 1,184
1995 1,380
1994 1,421
1993 1,592
1992 1,793
1991 1,930
1990 2,197
1989 2,273
1988 2,347
1987 2,253
1986 2,480
1985 2,553
1984 2,592
1983 2,640
1982 2,847
1981 2,825
1980 2,970
1979 2,921
1978 2,647
1977 2,654
1976 2,702
1975 2,858
1974 2,930
1973 3,058
1972 3,442
1971 4,093
1970 4,452
1969 4,565
1968 4,684
1967 4,931
1966 5,271
1965 5,829
1964 6,699
1963 7,166
1962 6,885
1961 7,294
1960 7,860
1959 7,541
1958 7,776
1957 8,222
1956 8,346
1955 8,325
1954 8,165
1953 7,853
1952 7,844
1951 7,678
1950 7,316
1949 7,724
1948 7,862
1947 8,083
1946 7,405
1945 6,340
1944 6,854
1943 7,513
1942 7,299
1941 7,192
1940 6,783
1939 6,638
1938 6,880
1937 6,950
1936 6,632
1935 6,719
1934 6,721
1933 6,222
1932 6,760
1931 6,636
1930 7,010
1929 6,945
1928 7,007
1927 7,334
1926 6,986
1925 7,111
1924 7,131
1923 6,920
1922 6,738
1921 7,119
1920 7,055
1919 6,519
1918 7,054
1917 6,745
1916 6,825
1915 6,643
1914 4,840
1913 3,960
1912 3,243
1911 1,587
1910 1,351
1909 1,225
1908 1,083
1907 1,027
1906 957
1905 970
1904 960
1903 916
1902 961
1901 826
1900 1,026
1899 781
1898 927
1897 840
1896 857
1895 865
1894 871
1893 793
1892 818
1891 685
1890 701
1889 710
1888 685
1887 595
1886 562
1885 499
1884 521
1883 480
1882 478
1881 359
1880 372