Karl
4 countries#1585 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Karl was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
101,751 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1585 · peaked in 1960 with 2,614 births
Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
10,463 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #514 · peaked in 1972 with 331 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, La Réunion, Loire-Atlantique, Martinique
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
282 births recorded 1974–2009 · peaked in 1988 with 16 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
229 births recorded 1997–2022 · peaked in 1997 with 27 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Karl’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #769 | — |
| 2007 | #859 | ↓90 |
| 2008 | #1019 | ↓160 |
| 2009 | #966 | ↑53 |
| 2010 | #1086 | ↓120 |
| 2011 | #1078 | ↑8 |
| 2012 | #1135 | ↓57 |
| 2013 | #1096 | ↑39 |
| 2014 | #1147 | ↓51 |
| 2015 | #1075 | ↑72 |
| 2016 | #1149 | ↓74 |
| 2017 | #1287 | ↓138 |
| 2018 | #1282 | ↑5 |
| 2019 | #1283 | ↓1 |
| 2020 | #1568 | ↓285 |
| 2021 | #1529 | ↑39 |
| 2022 | #1425 | ↑104 |
| 2023 | #1681 | ↓256 |
| 2024 | #1685 | ↓4 |
| 2025 | #1585 | ↑100 |
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