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Karl Name Popularity

How popular is the name Karl? Here’s everything we know.

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%

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Names Like Karl

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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


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3 Comments

  1. My name is Karl and I love it it is easy to spell and easy to say

  2. It’s the name alone free man strong meaning

  3. 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!


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