Data through 2025

Karl name popularity in the United States

Karl ranked #1585 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 107 boys named Karl.

Rank#1585

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded107

SSA

Peak year1960

2,594 recorded

Five-year change+2.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Karl for boys and girls

Girls

9

Share unavailable · data from 1915 to 1993

Boys

107

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Karl in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys107#1585
2024boys99#1685
2023boys101#1681
2022boys128#1425
2021boys115#1529
2020boys104#1568
2019boys145#1283
2018boys143#1282
2017boys141#1287
2016boys167#1149
2015boys184#1075
2014boys165#1147
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys107#1585
2024boys99#1685
2023boys101#1681
2022boys128#1425
2021boys115#1529
2020boys104#1568
2019boys145#1283
2018boys143#1282
2017boys141#1287
2016boys167#1149
2015boys184#1075
2014boys165#1147
2013boys169#1096
2012boys161#1135
2011boys173#1078
2010boys177#1086
2009boys207#966
2008boys188#1019
2007boys242#859
2006boys270#769
2005boys265#752
2004boys281#695
2003boys300#658
2002boys330#608
2001boys351#580
2000boys366#564
1999boys390#534
1998boys455#481
1997boys483#459
1996boys504#446
1995boys598#391
1994boys612#381
1993boys662#357
1993girls9#8719
1992boys738#336
1991boys811#317
1991girls6#11509
1990boys858#295
1990girls6#11409
1989boys908#273
1989girls14#5836
1988boys843#274
1988girls23#3893
1987boys853#260
1987girls23#3743
1986boys904#248
1986girls29#3135
1985boys961#242
1985girls31#2939
1984boys896#244
1984girls24#3423
1983boys911#242
1983girls29#2910
1982boys973#240
1982girls27#3172
1981boys1,062#226
1981girls27#3147
1980boys1,060#225
1980girls24#3411
1979boys956#234
1979girls21#3668
1978boys900#232
1978girls22#3388
1977boys941#230
1977girls25#3083
1976boys868#234
1976girls26#2865
1975boys904#226
1975girls25#2881
1974boys1,004#214
1974girls26#2757
1973boys985#220
1973girls32#2349
1972boys1,167#199
1972girls26#2680
1971boys1,323#191
1971girls23#2955
1970boys1,575#177
1970girls23#2938
1969boys1,565#180
1969girls37#2058
1968boys1,598#168
1968girls22#2708
1967boys1,695#159
1967girls29#2212
1966boys1,792#158
1966girls19#2839
1965boys2,019#154
1965girls19#2833
1964boys2,403#135
1964girls18#3000
1963boys2,513#136
1963girls23#2543
1962boys2,457#142
1962girls21#2668
1961boys2,543#138
1961girls17#3060
1960boys2,594#135
1960girls20#2729
1959boys2,354#148
1959girls19#2678
1958boys2,348#146
1958girls14#3232
1957boys2,338#146
1957girls6#5377
1956boys2,060#150
1956girls14#3186
1955boys1,935#149
1955girls7#4740
1954boys1,736#166
1953boys1,653#163
1952boys1,564#170
1951boys1,439#175
1951girls7#4385
1950boys1,304#172
1949boys1,321#172
1948boys1,187#179
1947boys1,119#184
1947girls6#4764
1946boys998#185
1945boys758#196
1944boys837#186
1943boys907#182
1943girls5#4691
1942boys878#179
1942girls5#4622
1941boys864#177
1940boys855#174
1939boys866#171
1938boys985#162
1937boys907#162
1936boys830#165
1936girls5#4181
1935boys812#171
1934boys689#186
1934girls6#3802
1933boys681#181
1933girls5#4218
1932boys670#193
1931boys635#204
1931girls7#3497
1930boys648#206
1930girls7#3658
1929boys637#207
1929girls7#3682
1928boys599#219
1928girls8#3436
1927boys630#211
1927girls8#3561
1926boys595#226
1925boys589#225
1925girls7#4028
1924boys584#232
1924girls5#5061
1923boys565#235
1922boys527#246
1921boys573#233
1920boys502#245
1919boys515#234
1919girls7#3817
1918boys600#209
1917boys673#180
1916boys685#176
1916girls8#3258
1915boys715#160
1915girls6#3795
1914boys548#161
1913boys387#177
1912boys323#182
1911boys156#194
1910boys92#252
1909boys102#207
1908boys97#209
1907boys89#213
1906boys108#169
1905boys65#241
1904boys67#230
1903boys70#212
1902boys65#223
1901boys54#235
1900boys75#230
1899boys49#238
1898boys53#239
1897boys57#232
1896boys60#234
1895boys67#211
1894boys73#199
1893boys63#215
1892boys59#228
1891boys61#202
1890boys47#246
1889boys50#229
1888boys71#206
1887boys49#224
1886boys48#248
1885boys44#248
1884boys34#296
1883boys33#284
1882boys40#272
1881boys29#296
1880boys21#373

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Karl’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-41.8%
Change since peak-95.9%