Data through 2025

Carl name popularity in the United States

Carl ranked #1132 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 187 boys named Carl.

Rank#1132

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded187

SSA

Peak year1956

8,313 recorded

Five-year change-34.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Carl for boys and girls

Girls

6

Share unavailable · data from 1885 to 1994

Boys

187

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Carl in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys187#1132
2024boys216#1031
2023boys233#964
2022boys220#1012
2021boys246#922
2020boys286#812
2019boys319#748
2018boys345#701
2017boys415#628
2016boys445#605
2015boys457#599
2014boys436#612
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys187#1132
2024boys216#1031
2023boys233#964
2022boys220#1012
2021boys246#922
2020boys286#812
2019boys319#748
2018boys345#701
2017boys415#628
2016boys445#605
2015boys457#599
2014boys436#612
2013boys446#578
2012boys487#536
2011boys426#588
2010boys449#563
2009boys519#521
2008boys559#491
2007boys628#445
2006boys658#427
2005boys653#415
2004boys752#369
2003boys775#354
2002boys784#349
2001boys882#318
2000boys988#304
1999boys996#290
1998boys1,147#260
1997boys1,093#260
1996boys1,184#250
1995boys1,380#213
1994boys1,415#204
1994girls6#11778
1993boys1,585#193
1993girls7#10588
1992boys1,782#181
1992girls11#7512
1991boys1,922#168
1991girls7#10271
1990boys2,189#145
1990girls6#11409
1989boys2,259#135
1989girls15#5545
1988boys2,318#126
1988girls30#3225
1987boys2,223#126
1987girls30#3101
1986boys2,444#114
1986girls35#2724
1985boys2,526#112
1985girls27#3246
1984boys2,567#108
1984girls25#3329
1983boys2,605#106
1983girls34#2595
1982boys2,802#104
1982girls46#2185
1981boys2,793#106
1981girls32#2774
1980boys2,935#103
1980girls35#2651
1979boys2,898#100
1979girls23#3442
1978boys2,606#100
1978girls41#2237
1977boys2,615#99
1977girls39#2307
1976boys2,670#95
1976girls32#2486
1975boys2,810#91
1975girls48#1877
1974boys2,895#89
1974girls35#2254
1973boys3,013#90
1973girls45#1857
1972boys3,406#85
1972girls36#2135
1971boys4,055#72
1971girls37#2175
1970boys4,402#66
1970girls51#1755
1969boys4,522#62
1969girls43#1897
1968boys4,645#59
1968girls39#1909
1967boys4,890#57
1967girls40#1848
1966boys5,227#56
1966girls44#1700
1965boys5,797#54
1965girls32#2064
1964boys6,661#55
1964girls38#1918
1963boys7,128#54
1963girls38#1894
1962boys6,854#58
1962girls34#1989
1961boys7,255#56
1961girls37#1893
1960boys7,808#53
1960girls54#1501
1959boys7,501#54
1959girls37#1820
1958boys7,734#51
1958girls43#1630
1957boys8,192#49
1957girls30#1989
1956boys8,313#48
1956girls32#1897
1955boys8,294#47
1955girls32#1877
1954boys8,137#47
1954girls29#1949
1953boys7,829#44
1953girls24#2122
1952boys7,823#45
1952girls19#2411
1951boys7,641#43
1951girls38#1528
1950boys7,288#44
1950girls28#1794
1949boys7,689#43
1949girls35#1564
1948boys7,829#42
1948girls34#1598
1947boys8,050#40
1947girls32#1697
1946boys7,380#39
1946girls25#1808
1945boys6,314#39
1945girls26#1621
1944boys6,825#36
1944girls30#1486
1943boys7,472#33
1943girls40#1291
1942boys7,268#36
1942girls32#1438
1941boys7,160#29
1941girls31#1384
1940boys6,752#32
1940girls31#1347
1939boys6,593#30
1939girls45#1066
1938boys6,849#29
1938girls32#1288
1937boys6,914#28
1937girls36#1196
1936boys6,591#27
1936girls41#1096
1935boys6,693#28
1935girls26#1449
1934boys6,683#28
1934girls38#1148
1933boys6,188#28
1933girls35#1197
1932boys6,714#28
1932girls46#1043
1931boys6,583#28
1931girls54#941
1930boys6,951#26
1930girls58#956
1929boys6,895#28
1929girls50#1032
1928boys6,946#28
1928girls61#954
1927boys7,277#26
1927girls57#1010
1926boys6,939#26
1926girls47#1096
1925boys7,061#28
1925girls50#1074
1924boys7,085#27
1924girls46#1151
1923boys6,871#28
1923girls49#1084
1922boys6,690#30
1922girls48#1103
1921boys7,077#30
1921girls42#1184
1920boys7,010#27
1920girls45#1119
1919boys6,474#29
1919girls45#1090
1918boys7,004#25
1918girls51#1005
1917boys6,699#24
1917girls46#1040
1916boys6,785#23
1916girls39#1127
1915boys6,613#22
1915girls30#1285
1914boys4,807#24
1914girls33#1034
1913boys3,935#23
1913girls25#1091
1912boys3,224#24
1912girls19#1218
1911boys1,574#26
1911girls13#1300
1910boys1,339#26
1910girls12#1335
1909boys1,215#25
1909girls10#1369
1908boys1,074#29
1908girls9#1439
1907boys1,018#27
1907girls9#1384
1906boys951#27
1906girls6#1727
1905boys959#26
1905girls11#1162
1904boys953#25
1904girls7#1486
1903boys910#23
1903girls6#1592
1902boys952#24
1902girls9#1219
1901boys817#24
1901girls9#1136
1900boys1,016#29
1900girls10#1231
1899boys774#25
1899girls7#1278
1898boys919#24
1898girls8#1263
1897boys828#25
1897girls12#931
1896boys852#25
1896girls5#1583
1895boys851#22
1895girls14#858
1894boys861#22
1894girls10#998
1893boys786#24
1893girls7#1175
1892boys808#25
1892girls10#958
1891boys675#24
1891girls10#893
1890boys693#27
1890girls8#1006
1889boys704#27
1889girls6#1147
1888boys675#29
1888girls10#837
1887boys588#28
1887girls7#937
1886boys556#32
1886girls6#993
1885boys494#34
1885girls5#1047
1884boys521#36
1883boys480#32
1882boys478#34
1881boys359#41
1880boys372#42

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Carl’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-59.1%
Change since peak-97.8%