Carl - A very unique male name
Carl appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #26. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Carl and more.
With that position 1 in 3,755 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Carl peaked in popularity 106 years ago in 1915 on position 22.
Famous with this name

Carl Weathers

Carl J. Matusovich

Carl Reiner
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Carl is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Carl is currently topping the baby name charts in District of Columbia at position #213 - and is the least popular in Washington at position #945.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Carl is where you live.
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Carl origin and meaning
Carl is a 4 letter name with 1 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Carl, pop culture references for the name Carl and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Carl
We've found the following names that sound similar to Carl, sorted by popularity.
Charlie / Carroll / Charley / Carlo / Cyril / Carol / Carrol / Curley / Carlyle / Cirilo /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 542 |
2011 | 597 |
2010 | 551 |
2009 | 509 |
2008 | 493 |
2007 | 452 |
2006 | 428 |
2005 | 416 |
2004 | 372 |
2003 | 356 |
2002 | 345 |
2001 | 318 |
2000 | 302 |
1999 | 289 |
1998 | 260 |
1997 | 259 |
1996 | 250 |
1995 | 213 |
1994 | 202 |
1993 | 193 |
1992 | 182 |
1991 | 168 |
1990 | 143 |
1989 | 134 |
1988 | 126 |
1987 | 126 |
1986 | 114 |
1985 | 112 |
1984 | 108 |
1983 | 106 |
1982 | 104 |
1981 | 106 |
1980 | 102 |
1979 | 100 |
1978 | 100 |
1977 | 98 |
1976 | 95 |
1975 | 90 |
1974 | 89 |
1973 | 89 |
1972 | 85 |
1971 | 72 |
1970 | 66 |
1969 | 62 |
1968 | 59 |
1967 | 57 |
1966 | 56 |
1965 | 54 |
1964 | 55 |
1963 | 54 |
1962 | 58 |
1961 | 56 |
1960 | 53 |
1959 | 54 |
1958 | 51 |
1957 | 49 |
1956 | 48 |
1955 | 47 |
1954 | 46 |
1953 | 44 |
1952 | 45 |
1951 | 43 |
1950 | 44 |
1949 | 43 |
1948 | 42 |
1947 | 39 |
1946 | 39 |
1945 | 39 |
1944 | 36 |
1943 | 33 |
1942 | 36 |
1941 | 28 |
1940 | 32 |
1939 | 30 |
1938 | 29 |
1937 | 28 |
1936 | 27 |
1935 | 28 |
1934 | 28 |
1933 | 28 |
1932 | 28 |
1931 | 28 |
1930 | 26 |
1929 | 28 |
1928 | 28 |
1927 | 26 |
1926 | 26 |
1925 | 28 |
1924 | 27 |
1923 | 28 |
1922 | 30 |
1921 | 30 |
1920 | 27 |
1919 | 29 |
1918 | 25 |
1917 | 24 |
1916 | 23 |
1915 | 22 |
1914 | 24 |
1913 | 23 |
1912 | 24 |
1911 | 26 |
1910 | 26 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
District of Columbia | 213 |
Missouri | 318 |
Connecticut | 330 |
Kentucky | 362 |
Mississippi | 363 |
Tennessee | 364 |
Pennsylvania | 366 |
New York | 393 |
Nebraska | 400 |
Ohio | 408 |
Florida | 413 |
Virginia | 441 |
Louisiana | 457 |
Illinois | 477 |
Arkansas | 486 |
Georgia | 487 |
New Jersey | 493 |
Massachusetts | 534 |
Maryland | 549 |
Minnesota | 558 |
Utah | 578 |
North Carolina | 598 |
Alabama | 610 |
Michigan | 620 |
Wisconsin | 663 |
Texas | 684 |
South Carolina | 716 |
California | 737 |
Arizona | 924 |
Washington | 945 |
Even more about Carl
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.