Carl
4 countries#1132 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Carl was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
508,017 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1132 · peaked in 1956 with 8,345 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
5,452 births recorded 1904–2022 · currently #649 · peaked in 1974 with 140 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, Loire-Atlantique, Ille-et-Vilaine
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
217 births recorded 1974–2017 · peaked in 1997 with 12 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
111 births recorded 1997–2015 · peaked in 1998 with 15 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Carl’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #427 | — |
| 2007 | #445 | ↓18 |
| 2008 | #491 | ↓46 |
| 2009 | #521 | ↓30 |
| 2010 | #563 | ↓42 |
| 2011 | #588 | ↓25 |
| 2012 | #536 | ↑52 |
| 2013 | #578 | ↓42 |
| 2014 | #612 | ↓34 |
| 2015 | #599 | ↑13 |
| 2016 | #605 | ↓6 |
| 2017 | #628 | ↓23 |
| 2018 | #701 | ↓73 |
| 2019 | #748 | ↓47 |
| 2020 | #812 | ↓64 |
| 2021 | #922 | ↓110 |
| 2022 | #1012 | ↓90 |
| 2023 | #964 | ↑48 |
| 2024 | #1031 | ↓67 |
| 2025 | #1132 | ↓101 |
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