NameTides

Carl

Carl was the #1,132 boys' name in the US in 2025 (187 babies), and #1,798 in England & Wales and #1,443 in Canada.

Carl as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Carl as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Carl as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,132 (187)#1,798 (14)———#1,443 (16)
2024#1,031 (216)#2,264 (10)———#927 (27)
2023#964 (233)#1,407 (18)——#770 (3)#1,283 (16)
2022#1,012 (220)#1,420 (18)———#876 (28)
2021#922 (246)#1,984 (11)———#892 (27)
2020#812 (286)#1,111 (24)———#778 (31)
2019#748 (319)#1,083 (25)———#625 (42)
2018#701 (345)#897 (33)———#628 (41)
2017#628 (415)#943 (32)#733 (3)—#710 (3)#665 (38)
2016#605 (445)#946 (31)——#372 (10)#513 (56)
2015#599 (457)#646 (53)—#415 (3)#699 (3)#659 (39)
2014#612 (436)#632 (54)#680 (3)—#428 (8)#673 (38)
2013#578 (446)#720 (45)——#534 (5)#714 (34)
2012#536 (487)#606 (58)#669 (3)#403 (3)#336 (12)#662 (37)
2011#588 (426)#662 (49)#544 (4)—#407 (9)#550 (47)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1915 at #22.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,200 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 9,200uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Carl is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,100 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Carl by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #870ILMichigan: #829MINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #711INOhio: #710OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #707NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: #526KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #352KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #777TNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,347TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Carl (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,03310

Carl (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CarlCanadaBoys#1,44316
CarlEngland & WalesBoys#1,79814
CarlIrelandBoys—too few
CarlNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CarlScotlandBoys—too few
CarlUSGirls—too few
CarlUSBoys#1,132187