Karl
In 2025, Karl had a published SSA count of 107 in the boys series and ranked 1585 among names in that series.
Rank
#1585
Count
107
Year
2025
Trend
Stable
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
0.9%
1915–1993 · 915 total across published yearly counts
boys series
99.1%
1880–2025 · 101K total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1960
Peak Count
3K
Change Since Peak
-95.9%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
2.9%
10-Year Change
-41.8%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 107 |
| 2024 | boys | 99 |
| 2023 | boys | 101 |
| 2022 | boys | 128 |
| 2021 | boys | 115 |
| 2020 | boys | 104 |
| 2019 | boys | 145 |
| 2018 | boys | 143 |
| 2017 | boys | 141 |
| 2016 | boys | 167 |
| 2015 | boys | 184 |
| 2014 | boys | 165 |
| 2013 | boys | 169 |
| 2012 | boys | 161 |
| 2011 | boys | 173 |
| 2010 | boys | 177 |
| 2009 | boys | 207 |
| 2008 | boys | 188 |
| 2007 | boys | 242 |
| 2006 | boys | 270 |
| 2005 | boys | 265 |
| 2004 | boys | 281 |
| 2003 | boys | 300 |
| 2002 | boys | 330 |
| 2001 | boys | 351 |
| 2000 | boys | 366 |
| 1999 | boys | 390 |
| 1998 | boys | 455 |
| 1997 | boys | 483 |
| 1996 | boys | 504 |
| 1995 | boys | 598 |
| 1994 | boys | 612 |
| 1993 | boys | 662 |
| 1993 | girls | 9 |
| 1992 | boys | 738 |
| 1991 | boys | 811 |
| 1991 | girls | 6 |
| 1990 | boys | 858 |
| 1990 | girls | 6 |
| 1989 | boys | 908 |
| 1989 | girls | 14 |
| 1988 | boys | 843 |
| 1988 | girls | 23 |
| 1987 | boys | 853 |
| 1987 | girls | 23 |
| 1986 | boys | 904 |
| 1986 | girls | 29 |
| 1985 | boys | 961 |
| 1985 | girls | 31 |
| 1984 | boys | 896 |
| 1984 | girls | 24 |
| 1983 | boys | 911 |
| 1983 | girls | 29 |
| 1982 | boys | 973 |
| 1982 | girls | 27 |
| 1981 | boys | 1K |
| 1981 | girls | 27 |
| 1980 | boys | 1K |
| 1980 | girls | 24 |
| 1979 | boys | 956 |
| 1979 | girls | 21 |
| 1978 | boys | 900 |
| 1978 | girls | 22 |
| 1977 | boys | 941 |
| 1977 | girls | 25 |
| 1976 | boys | 868 |
| 1976 | girls | 26 |
| 1975 | boys | 904 |
| 1975 | girls | 25 |
| 1974 | boys | 1K |
| 1974 | girls | 26 |
| 1973 | boys | 985 |
| 1973 | girls | 32 |
| 1972 | boys | 1K |
| 1972 | girls | 26 |
| 1971 | boys | 1K |
| 1971 | girls | 23 |
| 1970 | boys | 2K |
| 1970 | girls | 23 |
| 1969 | boys | 2K |
| 1969 | girls | 37 |
| 1968 | boys | 2K |
| 1968 | girls | 22 |
| 1967 | boys | 2K |
| 1967 | girls | 29 |
| 1966 | boys | 2K |
| 1966 | girls | 19 |
| 1965 | boys | 2K |
| 1965 | girls | 19 |
| 1964 | boys | 2K |
| 1964 | girls | 18 |
| 1963 | boys | 3K |
| 1963 | girls | 23 |
| 1962 | boys | 2K |
| 1962 | girls | 21 |
| 1961 | boys | 3K |
| 1961 | girls | 17 |
| 1960 | boys | 3K |
| 1960 | girls | 20 |
| 1959 | boys | 2K |
| 1959 | girls | 19 |
| 1958 | boys | 2K |
| 1958 | girls | 14 |
| 1957 | boys | 2K |
| 1957 | girls | 6 |
| 1956 | boys | 2K |
| 1956 | girls | 14 |
| 1955 | boys | 2K |
| 1955 | girls | 7 |
| 1954 | boys | 2K |
| 1953 | boys | 2K |
| 1952 | boys | 2K |
| 1951 | boys | 1K |
| 1951 | girls | 7 |
| 1950 | boys | 1K |
| 1949 | boys | 1K |
| 1948 | boys | 1K |
| 1947 | boys | 1K |
| 1947 | girls | 6 |
| 1946 | boys | 998 |
| 1945 | boys | 758 |
| 1944 | boys | 837 |
| 1943 | boys | 907 |
| 1943 | girls | 5 |
| 1942 | boys | 878 |
| 1942 | girls | 5 |
| 1941 | boys | 864 |
| 1940 | boys | 855 |
| 1939 | boys | 866 |
| 1938 | boys | 985 |
| 1937 | boys | 907 |
| 1936 | boys | 830 |
| 1936 | girls | 5 |
| 1935 | boys | 812 |
| 1934 | boys | 689 |
| 1934 | girls | 6 |
| 1933 | boys | 681 |
| 1933 | girls | 5 |
| 1932 | boys | 670 |
| 1931 | boys | 635 |
| 1931 | girls | 7 |
| 1930 | boys | 648 |
| 1930 | girls | 7 |
| 1929 | boys | 637 |
| 1929 | girls | 7 |
| 1928 | boys | 599 |
| 1928 | girls | 8 |
| 1927 | boys | 630 |
| 1927 | girls | 8 |
| 1926 | boys | 595 |
| 1925 | boys | 589 |
| 1925 | girls | 7 |
| 1924 | boys | 584 |
| 1924 | girls | 5 |
| 1923 | boys | 565 |
| 1922 | boys | 527 |
| 1921 | boys | 573 |
| 1920 | boys | 502 |
| 1919 | boys | 515 |
| 1919 | girls | 7 |
| 1918 | boys | 600 |
| 1917 | boys | 673 |
| 1916 | boys | 685 |
| 1916 | girls | 8 |
| 1915 | boys | 715 |
| 1915 | girls | 6 |
| 1914 | boys | 548 |
| 1913 | boys | 387 |
| 1912 | boys | 323 |
| 1911 | boys | 156 |
| 1910 | boys | 92 |
| 1909 | boys | 102 |
| 1908 | boys | 97 |
| 1907 | boys | 89 |
| 1906 | boys | 108 |
| 1905 | boys | 65 |
| 1904 | boys | 67 |
| 1903 | boys | 70 |
| 1902 | boys | 65 |
| 1901 | boys | 54 |
| 1900 | boys | 75 |
| 1899 | boys | 49 |
| 1898 | boys | 53 |
| 1897 | boys | 57 |
| 1896 | boys | 60 |
| 1895 | boys | 67 |
| 1894 | boys | 73 |
| 1893 | boys | 63 |
| 1892 | boys | 59 |
| 1891 | boys | 61 |
| 1890 | boys | 47 |
| 1889 | boys | 50 |
| 1888 | boys | 71 |
| 1887 | boys | 49 |
| 1886 | boys | 48 |
| 1885 | boys | 44 |
| 1884 | boys | 34 |
| 1883 | boys | 33 |
| 1882 | boys | 40 |
| 1881 | boys | 29 |
| 1880 | boys | 21 |