Carl

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Afrikaans	Boy	Free man
American	Girl	pure
German	Boy	Free man
Teutonic	Boy	one who is strong, man

Fun Facts About the Name Carl

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Lrac

Scrabble Score

6 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A rude, rustic man; a churl."

Similar & Rhyming Names

CaroleeCiriloCoralellaCheryllMearl

Popularity of Carl

Popularity Analysis

The name Carl first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1894 when it reached rank #22. It broke into the top 100 for 100 years. As of 2023, it ranked #963.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2023	963	Male	0.0127%
2021	924	Male	0.0131%
2020	816	Male	0.0153%
2019	752	Male	0.0165%
2018	702	Male	0.0177%
2017	628	Male	0.0209%
2016	604	Male	0.0220%
2015	601	Male	0.0223%
2014	612	Male	0.0213%
2013	578	Male	0.0220%
2012	537	Male	0.0240%
2011	589	Male	0.0210%
2010	571	Male	0.0215%
2009	523	Male	0.0242%
2008	491	Male	0.0256%
2007	446	Male	0.0282%
2006	427	Male	0.0300%
2005	415	Male	0.0306%
2004	369	Male	0.0356%
2003	355	Male	0.0368%
2002	349	Male	0.0379%
2001	318	Male	0.0426%
2000	304	Male	0.0473%
1999	290	Male	0.0489%
1998	260	Male	0.0566%
1997	260	Male	0.0548%
1996	250	Male	0.0590%
1995	213	Male	0.0687%
1994	204	Male	0.0695%
1993	193	Male	0.0768%
1992	181	Male	0.0849%
1991	168	Male	0.0906%
1990	145	Male	0.1018%
1989	135	Male	0.1079%
1988	126	Male	0.1158%
1987	126	Male	0.1141%
1986	114	Male	0.1270%
1985	112	Male	0.1314%
1984	108	Male	0.1365%
1983	106	Male	0.1400%
1982	104	Male	0.1488%
1981	106	Male	0.1498%
1980	103	Male	0.1581%
1979	100	Male	0.1620%
1978	100	Male	0.1525%
1977	99	Male	0.1533%
1976	95	Male	0.1637%
1975	91	Male	0.1734%
1974	89	Male	0.1776%
1973	90	Male	0.1868%
1972	85	Male	0.2035%
1971	72	Male	0.2233%
1970	66	Male	0.2308%
1969	62	Male	0.2472%
1968	60	Male	0.2616%
1967	57	Male	0.2751%
1966	56	Male	0.2874%
1965	54	Male	0.3061%
1964	55	Male	0.3287%
1963	54	Male	0.3451%
1962	58	Male	0.3261%
1961	56	Male	0.3362%
1960	53	Male	0.3603%
1959	54	Male	0.3466%
1958	51	Male	0.3583%
1957	49	Male	0.3746%
1956	48	Male	0.3872%
1955	47	Male	0.3970%
1954	47	Male	0.3934%
1953	44	Male	0.3913%
1952	45	Male	0.3953%
1951	43	Male	0.4000%
1950	44	Male	0.4006%
1949	43	Male	0.4265%
1948	42	Male	0.4388%
1947	40	Male	0.4336%
1946	39	Male	0.4472%
1945	39	Male	0.4606%
1944	36	Male	0.4908%
1943	33	Male	0.5133%
1942	36	Male	0.5162%
1941	28	Male	0.5704%
1940	32	Male	0.5693%
1939	30	Male	0.5822%
1938	29	Male	0.6025%
1937	28	Male	0.6316%
1936	27	Male	0.6183%
1935	28	Male	0.6267%
1934	28	Male	0.6287%
1933	28	Male	0.6072%
1932	28	Male	0.6244%
1931	28	Male	0.6154%
1930	26	Male	0.6161%
1929	28	Male	0.6223%
1928	28	Male	0.6083%
1927	26	Male	0.6268%
1926	26	Male	0.6066%
1925	28	Male	0.6131%
1924	27	Male	0.6062%
1923	28	Male	0.6064%
1922	30	Male	0.5948%
1921	30	Male	0.6220%
1920	27	Male	0.6367%
1919	29	Male	0.6373%
1918	25	Male	0.6681%
1917	24	Male	0.6983%
1916	23	Male	0.7351%
1915	22	Male	0.7506%
1914	24	Male	0.7034%
1913	23	Male	0.7338%
1912	24	Male	0.7140%
1911	26	Male	0.6522%
1910	26	Male	0.6408%
1909	25	Male	0.6870%
1908	29	Male	0.6456%
1907	27	Male	0.6419%
1906	27	Male	0.6601%
1905	26	Male	0.6695%
1904	25	Male	0.6880%
1903	23	Male	0.7036%
1902	24	Male	0.7171%
1901	24	Male	0.7067%
1900	29	Male	0.6262%
1899	25	Male	0.6718%
1898	24	Male	0.6956%
1897	25	Male	0.6790%
1896	25	Male	0.6600%
1895	23	Male	0.6719%
1894	22	Male	0.6893%
1893	24	Male	0.6493%
1892	25	Male	0.6146%
1891	24	Male	0.6186%
1890	27	Male	0.5789%
1889	27	Male	0.5914%
1888	29	Male	0.5196%
1887	28	Male	0.5379%
1886	32	Male	0.4670%
1885	34	Male	0.4261%
1884	36	Male	0.4245%
1883	32	Male	0.4267%
1882	35	Male	0.3917%
1881	41	Male	0.3315%
1880	42	Male	0.3142%

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