Boy Karl Karl means: free man. Karl Name Origin: German Pronunciation: k(a)-rl See what 3 people think about Karl Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Comments Infographic of Karl name meaning, which is free man Ask your friends & family about Karl… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Karl Name Popularity How popular is the name Karl? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 37 0.0105% 1911 — 99 0.0266% 1912 — 269 0.0533% 1913 — 343 0.0605% 1914 — 497 0.0713% 1915 — 673 0.0741% 1916 — 643 0.0666% 1917 — 642 0.0642% 1918 — 562 0.0524% 1919 — 471 0.045% 1920 — 451 0.0406% 1921 — 530 0.0463% 1922 — 480 0.0431% 1923 — 522 0.0466% 1924 — 545 0.0469% 1925 — 534 0.0472% 1926 — 562 0.0511% 1927 — 580 0.0524% 1928 — 564 0.0527% 1929 — 591 0.0571% 1930 — 603 0.0577% 1931 — 586 0.0594% 1932 — 635 0.0643% 1933 — 646 0.0693% 1934 — 644 0.0666% 1935 — 757 0.0779% 1936 — 795 0.0825% 1937 — 875 0.0888% 1938 — 946 0.0924% 1939 — 829 0.0815% 1940 — 805 0.0757% 1941 — 826 0.0734% 1942 — 842 0.0667% 1943 — 874 0.0669% 1944 — 806 0.065% 1945 — 731 0.0599% 1946 — 972 0.0659% 1947 — 1,085 0.065% 1948 — 1,151 0.0721% 1949 — 1,295 0.0805% 1950 — 1,275 0.0792% 1951 — 1,424 0.084% 1952 — 1,550 0.0888% 1953 — 1,640 0.0927% 1954 — 1,720 0.0941% 1955 — 1,919 0.1043% 1956 — 2,041 0.1081% 1957 — 2,333 0.1212% 1958 — 2,338 0.1237% 1959 — 2,343 0.1233% 1960 — 2,590 0.1367% 1961 — 2,539 0.1345% 1962 — 2,453 0.1336% 1963 — 2,500 0.1393% 1964 — 2,403 0.1365% 1965 — 2,010 0.1229% 1966 — 1,781 0.1141% 1967 — 1,689 0.1113% 1968 — 1,589 0.1058% 1969 — 1,561 0.1013% 1970 — 1,568 0.0985% 1971 — 1,305 0.0868% 1972 — 1,139 0.0836% 1973 — 971 0.0749% 1974 — 984 0.0757% 1975 — 878 0.0683% 1976 — 843 0.0654% 1977 — 926 0.0687% 1978 — 860 0.064% 1979 — 935 0.0663% 1980 — 1,024 0.07% 1981 — 1,046 0.0712% 1982 — 955 0.0639% 1983 — 867 0.0588% 1984 — 876 0.0589% 1985 — 919 0.0605% 1986 — 875 0.058% 1987 — 808 0.0529% 1988 — 808 0.0518% 1989 — 872 0.054% 1990 — 823 0.0497% 1991 — 785 0.0482% 1992 — 689 0.0432% 1993 — 626 0.0402% 1994 — 577 0.0376% 1995 — 565 0.0375% 1996 — 460 0.0307% 1997 — 445 0.0301% 1998 — 410 0.0274% 1999 — 354 0.0236% 2000 — 318 0.0208% 2001 — 310 0.0206% 2002 — 285 0.019% 2003 — 259 0.017% 2004 — 248 0.0163% 2005 — 203 0.0133% 2006 — 215 0.0137% 2007 — 179 0.0113% 2008 — 137 0.0089% 2009 — 145 0.0097% 2010 — 122 0.0085% 2011 — 124 0.0087% 2012 — 108 0.0076% 2013 — 101 0.0071% 2014 — 96 0.0066% 2015 — 132 0.0091% 2016 — 117 0.0081% 2017 — 76 0.0054% 2018 — 83 0.006% 2019 — 87 0.0064% 2020 — 66 0.0052% 2021 — 58 0.0047% 2022 — 78 0.0059% 2023 — 50 0.0039% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Karl If you like Karl, you’ll love these other names like Karl. What names are variants of Karl? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Karl. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Carl A variant form of Charles. German Kale Free man German Karel Free man German Karlan Free man German Karle Free man German Karlens Free man German Karli Free man German Karlin Free man German Karlo Free man German Karlos Free man German Karlton Free man German Karol Free man German Karoly Free man German Karrel Free man German Karson Son of Carr American What names sound like Karl? If you like how Karl sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Karl. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Carel Free man German Carlo Free man Spanish Carly Little champion; fort at Luguvalium Irish Caryl Man; free man German Kiril The Lord Greek Kyril Master, lord; the Lord Greek Lists With Karl Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Karl. 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Share Your Thoughts 3 Comments Karl kashiwa Aug 9 at 5:48 pm My name is Karl and I love it it is easy to spell and easy to say Reply Karl Domino Mar 23 at 12:06 pm It’s the name alone free man strong meaning Reply Kirstin Nov 27 at 11:59 am Named after his great grandfather Carl, but switched to a “K” as the farthest back in our family tree, the first Karl was with a K! Reply Share your thoughts on the name Karl Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. 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Karl kashiwa Aug 9 at 5:48 pm My name is Karl and I love it it is easy to spell and easy to say Reply
Kirstin Nov 27 at 11:59 am Named after his great grandfather Carl, but switched to a “K” as the farthest back in our family tree, the first Karl was with a K! Reply