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United States name statistics

Karl in United States

Estimated bearers

64,149

Country rank

#742

Per 100k

19

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.1%Female 0.9%

Karl popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Karl, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 21
  2. 1881: 29
  3. 1882: 40
  4. 1883: 33
  5. 1884: 34
  6. 1885: 44
  7. 1886: 48
  8. 1887: 49
  9. 1888: 71
  10. 1889: 50
  11. 1890: 47
  12. 1891: 61
  13. 1892: 59
  14. 1893: 63
  15. 1894: 73
  16. 1895: 67
  17. 1896: 60
  18. 1897: 57
  19. 1898: 53
  20. 1899: 49
  21. 1900: 75
  22. 1901: 54
  23. 1902: 65
  24. 1903: 70
  25. 1904: 67
  26. 1905: 65
  27. 1906: 108
  28. 1907: 89
  29. 1908: 97
  30. 1909: 102
  31. 1910: 92
  32. 1911: 156
  33. 1912: 323
  34. 1913: 387
  35. 1914: 548
  36. 1915: 721
  37. 1916: 693
  38. 1917: 673
  39. 1918: 600
  40. 1919: 522
  41. 1920: 502
  42. 1921: 573
  43. 1922: 527
  44. 1923: 565
  45. 1924: 589
  46. 1925: 596
  47. 1926: 595
  48. 1927: 638
  49. 1928: 607
  50. 1929: 644
  51. 1930: 655
  52. 1931: 642
  53. 1932: 670
  54. 1933: 686
  55. 1934: 695
  56. 1935: 812
  57. 1936: 835
  58. 1937: 907
  59. 1938: 985
  60. 1939: 866
  61. 1940: 855
  62. 1941: 864
  63. 1942: 883
  64. 1943: 912
  65. 1944: 837
  66. 1945: 758
  67. 1946: 998
  68. 1947: 1,125
  69. 1948: 1,187
  70. 1949: 1,321
  71. 1950: 1,304
  72. 1951: 1,446
  73. 1952: 1,564
  74. 1953: 1,653
  75. 1954: 1,736
  76. 1955: 1,942
  77. 1956: 2,074
  78. 1957: 2,344
  79. 1958: 2,362
  80. 1959: 2,373
  81. 1960: 2,614
  82. 1961: 2,560
  83. 1962: 2,478
  84. 1963: 2,536
  85. 1964: 2,421
  86. 1965: 2,038
  87. 1966: 1,811
  88. 1967: 1,724
  89. 1968: 1,620
  90. 1969: 1,602
  91. 1970: 1,598
  92. 1971: 1,346
  93. 1972: 1,193
  94. 1973: 1,017
  95. 1974: 1,030
  96. 1975: 929
  97. 1976: 894
  98. 1977: 966
  99. 1978: 922
  100. 1979: 977
  101. 1980: 1,084
  102. 1981: 1,089
  103. 1982: 1,000
  104. 1983: 940
  105. 1984: 920
  106. 1985: 992
  107. 1986: 933
  108. 1987: 876
  109. 1988: 866
  110. 1989: 922
  111. 1990: 864
  112. 1991: 817
  113. 1992: 738
  114. 1993: 671
  115. 1994: 612
  116. 1995: 598
  117. 1996: 504
  118. 1997: 483
  119. 1998: 455
  120. 1999: 390
  121. 2000: 366
  122. 2001: 351
  123. 2002: 330
  124. 2003: 300
  125. 2004: 281
  126. 2005: 265
  127. 2006: 270
  128. 2007: 242
  129. 2008: 188
  130. 2009: 207
  131. 2010: 177
  132. 2011: 173
  133. 2012: 161
  134. 2013: 169
  135. 2014: 165
  136. 2015: 184
  137. 2016: 167
  138. 2017: 141
  139. 2018: 143
  140. 2019: 145
  141. 2020: 104
  142. 2021: 115
  143. 2022: 128
  144. 2023: 101
  145. 2024: 99
  146. 2025: 107

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Karl in United States?

An estimated 64,149 people in United States are named Karl. That works out to 1 in 5,174 residents.

Is Karl a common name in United States?

Karl ranks #742 among first names in United States.