NameTides

Karl

Karl was the #1,585 boys' name in the US in 2025 (107 babies), and #1,466 in England & Wales and #1,015 in Canada.

Karl as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Karl as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaIrelandEngland & WalesUS
Karl as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,585 (107)#1,466 (18)——#829 (3)#1,015 (25)—
2024#1,685 (99)#2,089 (11)——#655 (4)#1,056 (23)—
2023#1,681 (101)#1,407 (18)——#516 (6)#1,015 (23)—
2022#1,425 (128)#1,692 (14)—#414 (3)#779 (3)#894 (27)—
2021#1,529 (115)#1,184 (23)———#1,191 (18)—
2020#1,568 (104)#1,492 (16)——#741 (3)#906 (26)—
2019#1,283 (145)#1,316 (19)——#564 (5)#616 (43)—
2018#1,282 (143)#1,013 (28)—#416 (3)—#686 (37)—
2017#1,287 (141)#968 (31)—#415 (3)#356 (11)#864 (27)—
2016#1,149 (167)#1,081 (26)—#421 (3)#412 (8)#550 (50)—
2015#1,075 (184)#1,046 (27)—#415 (3)#308 (14)#602 (44)—
2014#1,147 (165)#744 (43)—#398 (3)#314 (14)#673 (38)—
2013#1,096 (169)#1,044 (26)—#398 (3)#296 (15)#514 (53)—
2012#1,135 (161)#783 (41)—#247 (7)#243 (22)#574 (45)—
2011#1,078 (173)#626 (54)—#261 (6)#263 (19)#587 (43)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1963 at #136.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 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 16,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Karl is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 21,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Karl 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: #1,133ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: #655NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest 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: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth 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: #2,285TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Karl (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
Quebec2025#6236
Ontario2024#1,2178

Karl (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
KarlCanadaBoys#1,01525
KarlEngland & WalesBoys#1,46618
KarlIrelandBoys#8293
KarlNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KarlNSWBoys—too few
KarlScotlandBoys—too few
KarlUSGirls—too few
KarlUSBoys#1,585107