Carl

Given to 508,017 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −30% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#1132

recorded as boys

101 since 2024

Babies in 2025

187

boys 187

Peak year

1915

6,613 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

508,017

since 1880

Born a Carl? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Carl was most popular in 1915, when 6,613 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 187 babies were named Carl, ranking #1132 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	187	1132
2024	<5	—	216	1031
2023	<5	—	233	964
2022	<5	—	220	1012
2021	<5	—	246	922
2020	<5	—	286	812
2019	<5	—	319	748
2018	<5	—	345	701
2017	<5	—	415	628
2016	<5	—	445	605
2015	<5	—	457	599
2014	<5	—	436	612
2013	<5	—	446	578
2012	<5	—	487	536
2011	<5	—	426	588
2010	<5	—	449	563
2009	<5	—	519	521
2008	<5	—	559	491
2007	<5	—	628	445
2006	<5	—	658	427
2005	<5	—	653	415
2004	<5	—	752	369
2003	<5	—	775	354
2002	<5	—	784	349
2001	<5	—	882	318
2000	<5	—	988	304
1999	<5	—	996	290
1998	<5	—	1,147	260
1997	<5	—	1,093	260
1996	<5	—	1,184	250
1995	<5	—	1,380	213
1994	6	11778	1,415	204
1993	7	10588	1,585	193
1992	11	7512	1,782	181
1991	7	10271	1,922	168
1990	6	11409	2,189	145
1989	15	5545	2,259	135
1988	30	3225	2,318	126
1987	30	3101	2,223	126
1986	35	2724	2,444	114
1985	27	3246	2,526	112
1984	25	3329	2,567	108
1983	34	2595	2,605	106
1982	46	2185	2,802	104
1981	32	2774	2,793	106
1980	35	2651	2,935	103
1979	23	3442	2,898	100
1978	41	2237	2,606	100
1977	39	2307	2,615	99
1976	32	2486	2,670	95
1975	48	1877	2,810	91
1974	35	2254	2,895	89
1973	45	1857	3,013	90
1972	36	2135	3,406	85
1971	37	2175	4,055	72
1970	51	1755	4,402	66
1969	43	1897	4,522	62
1968	39	1909	4,645	59
1967	40	1848	4,890	57
1966	44	1700	5,227	56
1965	32	2064	5,797	54
1964	38	1918	6,661	55
1963	38	1894	7,128	54
1962	34	1989	6,854	58
1961	37	1893	7,255	56
1960	54	1501	7,808	53
1959	37	1820	7,501	54
1958	43	1630	7,734	51
1957	30	1989	8,192	49
1956	32	1897	8,313	48
1955	32	1877	8,294	47
1954	29	1949	8,137	47
1953	24	2122	7,829	44
1952	19	2411	7,823	45
1951	38	1528	7,641	43
1950	28	1794	7,288	44
1949	35	1564	7,689	43
1948	34	1598	7,829	42
1947	32	1697	8,050	40
1946	25	1808	7,380	39
1945	26	1621	6,314	39
1944	30	1486	6,825	36
1943	40	1291	7,472	33
1942	32	1438	7,268	36
1941	31	1384	7,160	29
1940	31	1347	6,752	32
1939	45	1066	6,593	30
1938	32	1288	6,849	29
1937	36	1196	6,914	28
1936	41	1096	6,591	27
1935	26	1449	6,693	28
1934	38	1148	6,683	28
1933	35	1197	6,188	28
1932	46	1043	6,714	28
1931	54	941	6,583	28
1930	58	956	6,951	26
1929	50	1032	6,895	28
1928	61	954	6,946	28
1927	57	1010	7,277	26
1926	47	1096	6,939	26
1925	50	1074	7,061	28
1924	46	1151	7,085	27
1923	49	1084	6,871	28
1922	48	1103	6,690	30
1921	42	1184	7,077	30
1920	45	1119	7,010	27
1919	45	1090	6,474	29
1918	51	1005	7,004	25
1917	46	1040	6,699	24
1916	39	1127	6,785	23
1915	30	1285	6,613	22
1914	33	1034	4,807	24
1913	25	1091	3,935	23
1912	19	1218	3,224	24
1911	13	1300	1,574	26
1910	12	1335	1,339	26
1909	10	1369	1,215	25
1908	9	1439	1,074	29
1907	9	1384	1,018	27
1906	6	1727	951	27
1905	11	1162	959	26
1904	7	1486	953	25
1903	6	1592	910	23
1902	9	1219	952	24
1901	9	1136	817	24
1900	10	1231	1,016	29
1899	7	1278	774	25
1898	8	1263	919	24
1897	12	931	828	25
1896	5	1583	852	25
1895	14	858	851	22
1894	10	998	861	22
1893	7	1175	786	24
1892	10	958	808	25
1891	10	893	675	24
1890	8	1006	693	27
1889	6	1147	704	27
1888	10	837	675	29
1887	7	937	588	28
1886	6	993	556	32
1885	5	1047	494	34
1884	<5	—	521	36
1883	<5	—	480	32
1882	<5	—	478	34
1881	<5	—	359	41
1880	<5	—	372	42