Carl

Last seen for girls in 1994 at #11,778 · #1,132 for boys in 2025, 187 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
#22
1915 · 6,613 births
Debut · boys
1880
372 births
In top 100 · boys
100 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
504,827
since 1880

Carl over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #22, 1915boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,132187
2024—#1,031216
2023—#964233
2022—#1,012220
2021—#922246
2020—#812286
2019—#748319
2018—#701345
2017—#628415
2016—#605445
2015—#599457
2014—#612436
2013—#578446
2012—#536487
2011—#588426
2010—#563449
2009—#521519
2008—#491559
2007—#445628
2006—#427658
2005—#415653
2004—#369752
2003—#354775
2002—#349784
2001—#318882
2000—#304988
1999—#290996
1998—#2601,147
1997—#2601,093
1996—#2501,184
1995—#2131,380
1994#11,7786#2041,415
1993#10,5887#1931,585
1992#7,51211#1811,782
1991#10,2717#1681,922
1990#11,4096#1452,189
1989#5,54515#1352,259
1988#3,22530#1262,318
1987#3,10130#1262,223
1986#2,72435#1142,444
1985#3,24627#1122,526
1984#3,32925#1082,567
1983#2,59534#1062,605
1982#2,18546#1042,802
1981#2,77432#1062,793
1980#2,65135#1032,935
1979#3,44223#1002,898
1978#2,23741#1002,606
1977#2,30739#992,615
1976#2,48632#952,670
1975#1,87748#912,810
1974#2,25435#892,895
1973#1,85745#903,013
1972#2,13536#853,406
1971#2,17537#724,055
1970#1,75551#664,402
1969#1,89743#624,522
1968#1,90939#594,645
1967#1,84840#574,890
1966#1,70044#565,227
1965#2,06432#545,797
1964#1,91838#556,661
1963#1,89438#547,128
1962#1,98934#586,854
1961#1,89337#567,255
1960#1,50154#537,808
1959#1,82037#547,501
1958#1,63043#517,734
1957#1,98930#498,192
1956#1,89732#488,313
1955#1,87732#478,294
1954#1,94929#478,137
1953#2,12224#447,829
1952#2,41119#457,823
1951#1,52838#437,641
1950#1,79428#447,288
1949#1,56435#437,689
1948#1,59834#427,829
1947#1,69732#408,050
1946#1,80825#397,380
1945#1,62126#396,314
1944#1,48630#366,825
1943#1,29140#337,472
1942#1,43832#367,268
1941#1,38431#297,160
1940#1,34731#326,752
1939#1,06645#306,593
1938#1,28832#296,849
1937#1,19636#286,914
1936#1,09641#276,591
1935#1,44926#286,693
1934#1,14838#286,683
1933#1,19735#286,188
1932#1,04346#286,714
1931#94154#286,583
1930#95658#266,951
1929#1,03250#286,895
1928#95461#286,946
1927#1,01057#267,277
1926#1,09647#266,939
1925#1,07450#287,061
1924#1,15146#277,085
1923#1,08449#286,871
1922#1,10348#306,690
1921#1,18442#307,077
1920#1,11945#277,010
1919#1,09045#296,474
1918#1,00551#257,004
1917#1,04046#246,699
1916#1,12739#236,785
1915#1,28530#226,613
1914#1,03433#244,807
1913#1,09125#233,935
1912#1,21819#243,224
1911#1,30013#261,574
1910#1,33512#261,339
1909#1,36910#251,215
1908#1,4399#291,074
1907#1,3849#271,018
1906#1,7276#27951
1905#1,16211#26959
1904#1,4867#25953
1903#1,5926#23910
1902#1,2199#24952
1901#1,1369#24817
1900#1,23110#291,016
1899#1,2787#25774
1898#1,2638#24919
1897#93112#25828
1896#1,5835#25852
1895#85814#22851
1894#99810#22861
1893#1,1757#24786
1892#95810#25808
1891#89310#24675
1890#1,0068#27693
1889#1,1476#27704
1888#83710#29675
1887#9377#28588
1886#9936#32556
1885#1,0475#34494
1884—#36521
1883—#32480
1882—#34478
1881—#41359
1880—#42372
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Carl was already there! It came in at #42, and was given to 372 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 2021–2025, when fewer than 250 boys a year got the name.

Where Carl is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #74 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 269 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Carl, so not publishedMEVermont: #119 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 566 boysVTNew Hampshire: #177 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,304 boysNHWashington: #172 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 911 boysWAIdaho: #227 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,160 boysIDMontana: #177 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 853 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Carl, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #157 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,078 boysMNIllinois: #193 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 1,126 boysILWisconsin: #170 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,162 boysWIMichigan: #171 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,115 boysMINew York: #177 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 1,104 boysNYMassachusetts: #191 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,609 boysMARhode Island: #169 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,187 boysRIOregon: #327 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,392 boysORNevada: #266 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,595 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Carl, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #149 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 731 boysSDIowa: #259 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,884 boysIAIndiana: #212 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,506 boysINOhio: #162 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,114 boysOHPennsylvania: #152 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,005 boysPANew Jersey: #184 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,296 boysNJConnecticut: #186 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,412 boysCTCalifornia: #315 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 2,341 boysCAUtah: #338 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,487 boysUTColorado: #198 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,105 boysCONebraska: #216 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,424 boysNEMissouri: #174 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,120 boysMOKentucky: #160 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,020 boysKYWest Virginia: #140 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 822 boysWVVirginia: #145 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 891 boysVAMaryland: #237 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,583 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Carl, so not publishedDEArizona: #318 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,996 boysAZNew Mexico: #224 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,114 boysNMKansas: #177 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,033 boysKSArkansas: #157 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 771 boysARTennessee: #168 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,018 boysTNNorth Carolina: #178 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,040 boysNCSouth Carolina: #177 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 898 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #120 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 485 boysDCOklahoma: #197 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,071 boysOKLouisiana: #159 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 781 boysLAMississippi: #180 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 870 boysMSAlabama: #176 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 932 boysALGeorgia: #192 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,045 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carl, so not publishedHITexas: #307 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,868 boysTXFlorida: #183 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,095 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#74 · 1 in 269
  2. Vermont#119 · 1 in 566
  3. District of Columbia#120 · 1 in 485
  4. West Virginia#140 · 1 in 822
  5. Virginia#145 · 1 in 891

Best ever in a state: #5 in Alaska, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#74141 in 269
Vermont#11951 in 566
District of Columbia#120131 in 485
West Virginia#140121 in 822
Virginia#145461 in 891
South Dakota#14961 in 731
Pennsylvania#152731 in 1,005
Arkansas#157181 in 771
Minnesota#157271 in 1,078
Louisiana#159361 in 781
Kentucky#160231 in 1,020
Ohio#162661 in 1,114
Tennessee#168341 in 1,018
Rhode Island#16951 in 1,187
Wisconsin#170261 in 1,162
Michigan#171561 in 1,115
Washington#172371 in 911
Missouri#174311 in 1,120
Alabama#176271 in 932
Kansas#177151 in 1,033
Montana#17751 in 853
New Hampshire#17751 in 1,304
New York#1771141 in 1,104
South Carolina#177231 in 898
North Carolina#178431 in 1,040
Mississippi#180181 in 870
Florida#183781 in 1,095
New Jersey#184391 in 1,296
Connecticut#186141 in 1,412
Massachusetts#191241 in 1,609
Georgia#192461 in 1,045
Illinois#193751 in 1,126
Oklahoma#197181 in 1,071
Colorado#198221 in 1,105
Indiana#212251 in 1,506
Nebraska#21671 in 1,424
New Mexico#224101 in 1,114
Idaho#22761 in 1,160
Maryland#237191 in 1,583
Iowa#25991 in 1,884
Nevada#26661 in 1,595
Texas#307821 in 1,868
California#3151141 in 2,341
Arizona#318161 in 1,996
Oregon#32781 in 2,392
Utah#33871 in 2,487
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Maine———
North Dakota———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Carl
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 101 spots since 2024 (#1,031 → #1,132)
  • 320 spots since 2020 (#812 → #1,132)
  • 533 spots since 2015 (#599 → #1,132)
  • Biggest jump: 52 spots in 2012 (#588 → #536)
  • Biggest drop: 110 spots in 2021 (#812 → #922)
Rise & fade · boys
35 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1915 at #22 (6,613 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 58 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 100 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 100 yrs · run 1880–1979
  • Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1880–2021
Share of babies · boys
1 in 128
  • Highest: 1 in 128 boys born in 1915 were named Carl (0.78%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,134 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 15.6% of all boys named Carl (78,752) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5,227#27 (1889)#34
1890s8,047#22 (1894)#24
1900s9,865#23 (1903)#26
1910s48,454#22 (1915)#25
1920s69,851#26 (1927)#28
1930s66,759#26 (1930)#28
1940s72,739#29 (1941)#37
1950s78,752#43 (1951)#47
1960s60,787#53 (1960)#56
1970s31,370#66 (1970)#89
1980s25,472#103 (1980)#114
1990s14,693#145 (1990)#216
2000s7,198#304 (2000)#399
2010s4,225#536 (2012)#616
2020s1,388#812 (2020)#979

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Carl in 1994

girls
#11,778
6 births · 1 in 297,626 girls
boys
#204
1,415 births · 1 in 1,365 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #11,778Carl6

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #204Carl1,415
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 297,626 of them was named Carl, which outranked 25.3% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carl
  1. #10,569Zahirah7
  2. #10,569Zaria7
  3. #10,569Zitlaly7
  4. #11,778Carl6
  5. #11,778Aala6
  6. #11,778Aaleeyah6
  7. #11,778Aariona6
  8. #13,430Aailyah5
  9. #13,430Aaliayah5
  10. #13,430Aalijah5

Tied with 1,651 names at #11,778; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 1,365 of them was named Carl, which outranked 98.0% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carl
  1. #201Darren1,444
  2. #202Rafael1,431
  3. #203Jeffery1,416
  4. #204Carl1,415
  5. #205Ricky1,412
  6. #206Louis1,411
  7. #207Tevin1,405
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994 →