Is Karl a boy or girl name?
Karl is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 99 boys were named Karl, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 101,648 US babies named Karl were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,688
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Karl since 1880
- 101,648
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 2,614 babies
Boys and girls named Karl, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 419 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 589 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 792 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 4,694 | 21 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 5,801 | 35 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 7,723 | 30 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 9,724 | 16 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 18,731 | 67 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 21,183 | 225 | 1.1% |
| 1970s | 10,628 | 249 | 2.3% |
| 1980s | 9,370 | 251 | 2.6% |
| 1990s | 6,110 | 21 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 2,799 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,623 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 547 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 101 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 128 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 115 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 104 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 144 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 143 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 141 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 167 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 184 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 165 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 169 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 161 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 172 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 177 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 207 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 188 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 242 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 270 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 265 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 281 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 299 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 330 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 351 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 366 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 389 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 455 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 483 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 504 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 598 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 612 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 662 | #357 | 9 | #9,091 |
| 1992 | 738 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 811 | #317 | 6 | #12,217 |
| 1990 | 858 | #295 | 6 | #12,057 |
| 1989 | 908 | #273 | 14 | #5,967 |
| 1988 | 843 | #274 | 23 | #3,952 |
| 1987 | 853 | #260 | 23 | #3,791 |
| 1986 | 903 | #248 | 29 | #3,161 |
| 1985 | 961 | #242 | 31 | #2,970 |
| 1984 | 895 | #245 | 24 | #3,461 |
| 1983 | 912 | #242 | 29 | #2,940 |
| 1982 | 974 | #240 | 27 | #3,212 |
| 1981 | 1,062 | #226 | 27 | #3,175 |
| 1980 | 1,059 | #225 | 24 | #3,452 |
| 1979 | 959 | #234 | 21 | #3,709 |
| 1978 | 900 | #232 | 22 | #3,435 |
| 1977 | 941 | #230 | 25 | #3,111 |
| 1976 | 868 | #234 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1975 | 904 | #226 | 25 | #2,910 |
| 1974 | 1,004 | #214 | 26 | #2,791 |
| 1973 | 986 | #219 | 32 | #2,376 |
| 1972 | 1,167 | #199 | 26 | #2,705 |
| 1971 | 1,323 | #191 | 23 | #3,000 |
| 1970 | 1,576 | #177 | 23 | #2,980 |
| 1969 | 1,566 | #180 | 37 | #2,076 |
| 1968 | 1,599 | #168 | 22 | #2,745 |
| 1967 | 1,695 | #159 | 29 | #2,237 |
| 1966 | 1,792 | #158 | 19 | #2,886 |
| 1965 | 2,021 | #154 | 19 | #2,874 |
| 1964 | 2,402 | #135 | 18 | #3,045 |
| 1963 | 2,513 | #136 | 23 | #2,580 |
| 1962 | 2,456 | #142 | 21 | #2,698 |
| 1961 | 2,545 | #138 | 17 | #3,119 |
| 1960 | 2,594 | #135 | 20 | #2,774 |
| 1959 | 2,355 | #148 | 19 | #2,708 |
| 1958 | 2,348 | #146 | 14 | #3,296 |
| 1957 | 2,338 | #146 | 6 | #5,728 |
| 1956 | 2,058 | #150 | 14 | #3,244 |
| 1955 | 1,936 | #149 | 7 | #4,946 |
| 1954 | 1,736 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 1,653 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 1,564 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 1,439 | #175 | 7 | #4,593 |
| 1950 | 1,304 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,321 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 1,187 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,119 | #184 | 6 | #5,008 |
| 1946 | 998 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 758 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 837 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 907 | #182 | 5 | #5,010 |
| 1942 | 878 | #179 | 5 | #4,977 |
| 1941 | 864 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 855 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 866 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 985 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 907 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 830 | #166 | 5 | #4,533 |
| 1935 | 812 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 689 | #186 | 6 | #4,055 |
| 1933 | 681 | #181 | 5 | #4,541 |
| 1932 | 670 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 635 | #204 | 7 | #3,680 |
| 1930 | 648 | #206 | 7 | #3,860 |
| 1929 | 637 | #207 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1928 | 599 | #219 | 8 | #3,601 |
| 1927 | 630 | #211 | 8 | #3,719 |
| 1926 | 595 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 589 | #225 | 7 | #4,219 |
| 1924 | 584 | #233 | 5 | #5,468 |
| 1923 | 565 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 527 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 573 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 502 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 515 | #234 | 7 | #4,045 |
| 1918 | 600 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 673 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 685 | #176 | 8 | #3,410 |
| 1915 | 715 | #160 | 6 | #4,012 |
| 1914 | 548 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 387 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 323 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 156 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 92 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 102 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 97 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 89 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 108 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 65 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 67 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 70 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 65 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 54 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 75 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 49 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 53 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 57 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 60 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 67 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 73 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 63 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 59 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 61 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 47 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 50 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 71 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 49 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 48 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 44 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 34 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 33 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 40 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 29 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 21 | #377 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karl reached #135 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #2,076 in 1969. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Karl
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.