Karl

Given to 101,751 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −18% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#1,585

recorded as boys

100 since 2024

Babies in 2025

107

boys 107

Peak year

1963

2,513 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

101,751

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

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Karl was most popular in 1963, when 2,513 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 107 babies were named Karl, ranking #1585 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	107	1,585
2024	<5	—	99	1,685
2023	<5	—	101	1,681
2022	<5	—	128	1,425
2021	<5	—	115	1,529
2020	<5	—	104	1,568
2019	<5	—	145	1,283
2018	<5	—	143	1,282
2017	<5	—	141	1,287
2016	<5	—	167	1,149
2015	<5	—	184	1,075
2014	<5	—	165	1,147
2013	<5	—	169	1,096
2012	<5	—	161	1,135
2011	<5	—	173	1,078
2010	<5	—	177	1,086
2009	<5	—	207	966
2008	<5	—	188	1,019
2007	<5	—	242	859
2006	<5	—	270	769
2005	<5	—	265	752
2004	<5	—	281	695
2003	<5	—	300	658
2002	<5	—	330	608
2001	<5	—	351	580
2000	<5	—	366	564
1999	<5	—	390	534
1998	<5	—	455	481
1997	<5	—	483	459
1996	<5	—	504	446
1995	<5	—	598	391
1994	<5	—	612	381
1993	9	8,719	662	357
1992	<5	—	738	336
1991	6	11,509	811	317
1990	6	11,409	858	295
1989	14	5,836	908	273
1988	23	3,893	843	274
1987	23	3,743	853	260
1986	29	3,135	904	248
1985	31	2,939	961	242
1984	24	3,423	896	244
1983	29	2,910	911	242
1982	27	3,172	973	240
1981	27	3,147	1,062	226
1980	24	3,411	1,060	225
1979	21	3,668	956	234
1978	22	3,388	900	232
1977	25	3,083	941	230
1976	26	2,865	868	234
1975	25	2,881	904	226
1974	26	2,757	1,004	214
1973	32	2,349	985	220
1972	26	2,680	1,167	199
1971	23	2,955	1,323	191
1970	23	2,938	1,575	177
1969	37	2,058	1,565	180
1968	22	2,708	1,598	168
1967	29	2,212	1,695	159
1966	19	2,839	1,792	158
1965	19	2,833	2,019	154
1964	18	3,000	2,403	135
1963	23	2,543	2,513	136
1962	21	2,668	2,457	142
1961	17	3,060	2,543	138
1960	20	2,729	2,594	135
1959	19	2,678	2,354	148
1958	14	3,232	2,348	146
1957	6	5,377	2,338	146
1956	14	3,186	2,060	150
1955	7	4,740	1,935	149
1954	<5	—	1,736	166
1953	<5	—	1,653	163
1952	<5	—	1,564	170
1951	7	4,385	1,439	175
1950	<5	—	1,304	172
1949	<5	—	1,321	172
1948	<5	—	1,187	179
1947	6	4,764	1,119	184
1946	<5	—	998	185
1945	<5	—	758	196
1944	<5	—	837	186
1943	5	4,691	907	182
1942	5	4,622	878	179
1941	<5	—	864	177
1940	<5	—	855	174
1939	<5	—	866	171
1938	<5	—	985	162
1937	<5	—	907	162
1936	5	4,181	830	165
1935	<5	—	812	171
1934	6	3,802	689	186
1933	5	4,218	681	181
1932	<5	—	670	193
1931	7	3,497	635	204
1930	7	3,658	648	206
1929	7	3,682	637	207
1928	8	3,436	599	219
1927	8	3,561	630	211
1926	<5	—	595	226
1925	7	4,028	589	225
1924	5	5,061	584	232
1923	<5	—	565	235
1922	<5	—	527	246
1921	<5	—	573	233
1920	<5	—	502	245
1919	7	3,817	515	234
1918	<5	—	600	209
1917	<5	—	673	180
1916	8	3,258	685	176
1915	6	3,795	715	160
1914	<5	—	548	161
1913	<5	—	387	177
1912	<5	—	323	182
1911	<5	—	156	194
1910	<5	—	92	252
1909	<5	—	102	207
1908	<5	—	97	209
1907	<5	—	89	213
1906	<5	—	108	169
1905	<5	—	65	241
1904	<5	—	67	230
1903	<5	—	70	212
1902	<5	—	65	223
1901	<5	—	54	235
1900	<5	—	75	230
1899	<5	—	49	238
1898	<5	—	53	239
1897	<5	—	57	232
1896	<5	—	60	234
1895	<5	—	67	211
1894	<5	—	73	199
1893	<5	—	63	215
1892	<5	—	59	228
1891	<5	—	61	202
1890	<5	—	47	246
1889	<5	—	50	229
1888	<5	—	71	206
1887	<5	—	49	224
1886	<5	—	48	248
1885	<5	—	44	248
1884	<5	—	34	296
1883	<5	—	33	284
1882	<5	—	40	272
1881	<5	—	29	296
1880	<5	—	21	373