Karl Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Karl: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 100,836 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

100,836

Peak year

1960 #135

Years on the list

146

10-year trend

-21.4%

In the 1960s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	173	#1079
2012	161	#1139
2013	169	#1099
2014	165	#1148
2015	184	#1075
2016	167	#1152
2017	141	#1289
2018	143	#1288
2019	145	#1285
2020	104	#1570
2021	115	#1535
2022	128	#1430
2023	101	#1688
2024	99	#1693
2025	107	#1593

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1960

254

225

202

155

144

135

Names from the same era

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Names similar to Karl

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