Is Carl a boy or girl name?
Carl is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 215 boys were named Carl, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 507,825 US babies named Carl were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,033
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Carl since 1880
- 507,825
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 8,346 babies
Boys and girls named Carl, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,227 | 34 | 0.6% |
| 1890s | 8,047 | 91 | 1.1% |
| 1900s | 9,865 | 86 | 0.9% |
| 1910s | 48,454 | 313 | 0.6% |
| 1920s | 69,851 | 495 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 66,757 | 411 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 72,739 | 316 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 78,754 | 312 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 60,785 | 399 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 31,370 | 387 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 25,472 | 308 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 14,695 | 38 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 7,197 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,223 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,199 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 215 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 233 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 220 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 245 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 286 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 319 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 343 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 415 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 445 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 457 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 436 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 446 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 487 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 426 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 449 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 519 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 559 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 628 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 658 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 652 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 752 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 775 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 784 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 882 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 988 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 996 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,147 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,093 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,184 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,380 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,415 | #204 | 6 | #12,019 |
| 1993 | 1,585 | #193 | 7 | #10,786 |
| 1992 | 1,782 | #181 | 11 | #7,596 |
| 1991 | 1,922 | #168 | 8 | #9,462 |
| 1990 | 2,191 | #145 | 6 | #11,626 |
| 1989 | 2,258 | #135 | 15 | #5,584 |
| 1988 | 2,317 | #126 | 30 | #3,236 |
| 1987 | 2,223 | #126 | 30 | #3,115 |
| 1986 | 2,445 | #114 | 35 | #2,737 |
| 1985 | 2,526 | #112 | 27 | #3,259 |
| 1984 | 2,567 | #108 | 25 | #3,340 |
| 1983 | 2,606 | #106 | 34 | #2,600 |
| 1982 | 2,802 | #104 | 45 | #2,223 |
| 1981 | 2,793 | #106 | 32 | #2,787 |
| 1980 | 2,935 | #103 | 35 | #2,659 |
| 1979 | 2,898 | #100 | 23 | #3,454 |
| 1978 | 2,606 | #100 | 41 | #2,241 |
| 1977 | 2,615 | #99 | 39 | #2,310 |
| 1976 | 2,670 | #95 | 32 | #2,491 |
| 1975 | 2,810 | #91 | 48 | #1,881 |
| 1974 | 2,895 | #89 | 35 | #2,259 |
| 1973 | 3,013 | #90 | 45 | #1,859 |
| 1972 | 3,406 | #85 | 36 | #2,139 |
| 1971 | 4,056 | #72 | 37 | #2,177 |
| 1970 | 4,401 | #66 | 51 | #1,760 |
| 1969 | 4,522 | #62 | 43 | #1,901 |
| 1968 | 4,645 | #59 | 39 | #1,912 |
| 1967 | 4,891 | #57 | 40 | #1,851 |
| 1966 | 5,227 | #56 | 44 | #1,701 |
| 1965 | 5,797 | #54 | 32 | #2,067 |
| 1964 | 6,661 | #55 | 38 | #1,921 |
| 1963 | 7,128 | #54 | 38 | #1,897 |
| 1962 | 6,851 | #58 | 34 | #1,995 |
| 1961 | 7,257 | #56 | 37 | #1,897 |
| 1960 | 7,806 | #53 | 54 | #1,502 |
| 1959 | 7,504 | #54 | 37 | #1,825 |
| 1958 | 7,733 | #51 | 43 | #1,632 |
| 1957 | 8,192 | #49 | 30 | #1,994 |
| 1956 | 8,314 | #48 | 32 | #1,900 |
| 1955 | 8,293 | #47 | 32 | #1,884 |
| 1954 | 8,136 | #47 | 29 | #1,950 |
| 1953 | 7,829 | #44 | 24 | #2,128 |
| 1952 | 7,825 | #45 | 19 | #2,418 |
| 1951 | 7,640 | #43 | 38 | #1,530 |
| 1950 | 7,288 | #44 | 28 | #1,794 |
| 1949 | 7,689 | #43 | 35 | #1,564 |
| 1948 | 7,828 | #42 | 34 | #1,603 |
| 1947 | 8,051 | #40 | 32 | #1,702 |
| 1946 | 7,380 | #39 | 25 | #1,816 |
| 1945 | 6,314 | #39 | 26 | #1,625 |
| 1944 | 6,824 | #36 | 30 | #1,492 |
| 1943 | 7,473 | #33 | 40 | #1,294 |
| 1942 | 7,267 | #36 | 32 | #1,447 |
| 1941 | 7,161 | #29 | 31 | #1,386 |
| 1940 | 6,752 | #32 | 31 | #1,354 |
| 1939 | 6,593 | #30 | 45 | #1,066 |
| 1938 | 6,848 | #29 | 32 | #1,288 |
| 1937 | 6,914 | #28 | 36 | #1,199 |
| 1936 | 6,591 | #27 | 41 | #1,096 |
| 1935 | 6,693 | #28 | 26 | #1,453 |
| 1934 | 6,683 | #28 | 38 | #1,150 |
| 1933 | 6,187 | #28 | 35 | #1,204 |
| 1932 | 6,714 | #28 | 46 | #1,045 |
| 1931 | 6,582 | #28 | 54 | #942 |
| 1930 | 6,952 | #26 | 58 | #959 |
| 1929 | 6,895 | #28 | 50 | #1,032 |
| 1928 | 6,946 | #28 | 61 | #956 |
| 1927 | 7,277 | #26 | 57 | #1,010 |
| 1926 | 6,939 | #26 | 47 | #1,098 |
| 1925 | 7,061 | #28 | 50 | #1,075 |
| 1924 | 7,085 | #27 | 46 | #1,152 |
| 1923 | 6,871 | #28 | 49 | #1,088 |
| 1922 | 6,690 | #30 | 48 | #1,104 |
| 1921 | 7,077 | #30 | 42 | #1,188 |
| 1920 | 7,010 | #27 | 45 | #1,122 |
| 1919 | 6,474 | #29 | 45 | #1,092 |
| 1918 | 7,003 | #25 | 51 | #1,007 |
| 1917 | 6,699 | #24 | 46 | #1,043 |
| 1916 | 6,786 | #23 | 39 | #1,130 |
| 1915 | 6,613 | #22 | 30 | #1,290 |
| 1914 | 4,807 | #24 | 33 | #1,036 |
| 1913 | 3,935 | #23 | 25 | #1,096 |
| 1912 | 3,224 | #24 | 19 | #1,225 |
| 1911 | 1,574 | #26 | 13 | #1,314 |
| 1910 | 1,339 | #26 | 12 | #1,345 |
| 1909 | 1,215 | #25 | 10 | #1,379 |
| 1908 | 1,074 | #29 | 9 | #1,458 |
| 1907 | 1,018 | #27 | 9 | #1,403 |
| 1906 | 951 | #27 | 6 | #1,760 |
| 1905 | 959 | #26 | 11 | #1,171 |
| 1904 | 953 | #25 | 7 | #1,509 |
| 1903 | 910 | #23 | 6 | #1,627 |
| 1902 | 952 | #24 | 9 | #1,234 |
| 1901 | 817 | #24 | 9 | #1,146 |
| 1900 | 1,016 | #29 | 10 | #1,237 |
| 1899 | 774 | #25 | 7 | #1,294 |
| 1898 | 919 | #24 | 8 | #1,274 |
| 1897 | 828 | #25 | 12 | #934 |
| 1896 | 852 | #25 | 5 | #1,619 |
| 1895 | 851 | #22 | 14 | #866 |
| 1894 | 861 | #22 | 10 | #1,007 |
| 1893 | 786 | #24 | 7 | #1,194 |
| 1892 | 808 | #25 | 10 | #966 |
| 1891 | 675 | #24 | 10 | #900 |
| 1890 | 693 | #27 | 8 | #1,017 |
| 1889 | 704 | #27 | 6 | #1,163 |
| 1888 | 675 | #29 | 10 | #846 |
| 1887 | 588 | #28 | 7 | #959 |
| 1886 | 556 | #32 | 6 | #1,005 |
| 1885 | 494 | #34 | 5 | #1,066 |
| 1884 | 521 | #36 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 480 | #32 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 478 | #35 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 359 | #41 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 372 | #42 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carl reached #22 in 1894. As a girl name, it reached #846 in 1888. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carl
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.