Karl

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Karl is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 101,648 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 100,733 as boys and 915 as girls. Karl gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1960 and has since declined significantly. It is the #685 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 99
2023 101
2022 128
2021 115
2020 104
2019 144
2018 143
2017 141
2016 167
2015 184
2014 165
2013 169
2012 161
2011 172
2010 177
2009 207
2008 188
2007 242
2006 270
2005 265
2004 281
2003 299
2002 330
2001 351
2000 366
1999 389
1998 455
1997 483
1996 504
1995 598
1994 612
1993 671
1992 738
1991 817
1990 864
1989 922
1988 866
1987 876
1986 932
1985 992
1984 919
1983 941
1982 1,001
1981 1,089
1980 1,083
1979 980
1978 922
1977 966
1976 894
1975 929
1974 1,030
1973 1,018
1972 1,193
1971 1,346
1970 1,599
1969 1,603
1968 1,621
1967 1,724
1966 1,811
1965 2,040
1964 2,420
1963 2,536
1962 2,477
1961 2,562
1960 2,614
1959 2,374
1958 2,362
1957 2,344
1956 2,072
1955 1,943
1954 1,736
1953 1,653
1952 1,564
1951 1,446
1950 1,304
1949 1,321
1948 1,187
1947 1,125
1946 998
1945 758
1944 837
1943 912
1942 883
1941 864
1940 855
1939 866
1938 985
1937 907
1936 835
1935 812
1934 695
1933 686
1932 670
1931 642
1930 655
1929 644
1928 607
1927 638
1926 595
1925 596
1924 589
1923 565
1922 527
1921 573
1920 502
1919 522
1918 600
1917 673
1916 693
1915 721
1914 548
1913 387
1912 323
1911 156
1910 92
1909 102
1908 97
1907 89
1906 108
1905 65
1904 67
1903 70
1902 65
1901 54
1900 75
1899 49
1898 53
1897 57
1896 60
1895 67
1894 73
1893 63
1892 59
1891 61
1890 47
1889 50
1888 71
1887 49
1886 48
1885 44
1884 34
1883 33
1882 40
1881 29
1880 21