Karl

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Austrian	Boy	Free man
Danish	Boy	Free man
Icelandic	Boy	Free man
Jamaican	Boy	Free man
Norwegian	Boy	Free man
Old Norse & Viking	Boy	Free man
Scandinavian	Boy	Free man
Swedish	Boy	Free man

Fun Facts About the Name Karl

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Lrak

Scrabble Score

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Similar & Rhyming Names

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Popularity of Karl

Popularity Analysis

The name Karl first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1960 when it reached rank #135. As of 2009, it ranked #964.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2009	964	Male	0.0099%
2007	858	Male	0.0110%
2006	769	Male	0.0124%
2005	753	Male	0.0124%
2004	696	Male	0.0133%
2003	661	Male	0.0143%
2002	609	Male	0.0160%
2001	580	Male	0.0169%
2000	564	Male	0.0175%
1999	533	Male	0.0191%
1998	482	Male	0.0225%
1997	457	Male	0.0241%
1996	449	Male	0.0251%
1995	392	Male	0.0298%
1994	381	Male	0.0301%
1993	357	Male	0.0321%
1992	336	Male	0.0352%
1991	317	Male	0.0382%
1990	295	Male	0.0398%
1989	272	Male	0.0434%
1988	274	Male	0.0421%
1987	260	Male	0.0438%
1986	248	Male	0.0470%
1985	242	Male	0.0498%
1984	244	Male	0.0477%
1983	242	Male	0.0491%
1982	240	Male	0.0515%
1981	226	Male	0.0570%
1980	225	Male	0.0570%
1979	234	Male	0.0535%
1978	232	Male	0.0527%
1977	230	Male	0.0550%
1976	234	Male	0.0532%
1975	226	Male	0.0557%
1974	213	Male	0.0617%
1973	220	Male	0.0611%
1972	199	Male	0.0698%
1971	191	Male	0.0728%
1970	177	Male	0.0826%
1969	180	Male	0.0855%
1968	168	Male	0.0902%
1967	159	Male	0.0952%
1966	158	Male	0.0987%
1965	154	Male	0.1067%
1964	135	Male	0.1185%
1963	136	Male	0.1217%
1962	142	Male	0.1168%
1961	138	Male	0.1180%
1960	135	Male	0.1200%
1959	148	Male	0.1085%
1958	146	Male	0.1089%
1957	147	Male	0.1069%
1956	150	Male	0.0961%
1955	150	Male	0.0923%
1954	165	Male	0.0844%
1953	162	Male	0.0826%
1952	171	Male	0.0790%
1951	176	Male	0.0754%
1950	174	Male	0.0715%
1949	173	Male	0.0732%
1948	179	Male	0.0664%
1947	182	Male	0.0604%
1946	185	Male	0.0604%
1945	195	Male	0.0555%
1944	186	Male	0.0603%
1943	182	Male	0.0624%
1942	180	Male	0.0623%
1941	176	Male	0.0690%
1940	174	Male	0.0723%
1939	171	Male	0.0765%
1938	162	Male	0.0867%
1937	162	Male	0.0829%
1936	165	Male	0.0781%
1935	172	Male	0.0756%
1934	186	Male	0.0648%
1933	181	Male	0.0669%
1932	193	Male	0.0624%
1931	204	Male	0.0594%
1930	206	Male	0.0576%
1929	207	Male	0.0573%
1928	220	Male	0.0525%
1927	212	Male	0.0540%
1926	226	Male	0.0520%
1925	225	Male	0.0511%
1924	231	Male	0.0500%
1923	234	Male	0.0502%
1922	246	Male	0.0466%
1921	234	Male	0.0501%
1920	245	Male	0.0458%
1919	234	Male	0.0508%
1918	209	Male	0.0573%
1917	180	Male	0.0702%
1916	176	Male	0.0742%
1915	160	Male	0.0812%
1914	161	Male	0.0801%
1913	177	Male	0.0722%
1912	182	Male	0.0718%
1911	195	Male	0.0646%
1910	252	Male	0.0441%
1909	211	Male	0.0577%
1908	210	Male	0.0583%
1907	214	Male	0.0561%
1906	169	Male	0.0750%
1905	243	Male	0.0454%
1904	230	Male	0.0484%
1903	213	Male	0.0541%
1902	223	Male	0.0490%
1901	235	Male	0.0467%
1900	232	Male	0.0462%
1899	239	Male	0.0425%
1898	241	Male	0.0401%
1897	233	Male	0.0467%
1896	234	Male	0.0465%
1895	211	Male	0.0529%
1894	201	Male	0.0584%
1893	216	Male	0.0520%
1892	231	Male	0.0449%
1891	203	Male	0.0558%
1890	248	Male	0.0393%
1889	229	Male	0.0420%
1888	207	Male	0.0547%
1887	224	Male	0.0448%
1886	249	Male	0.0403%
1885	249	Male	0.0379%
1884	298	Male	0.0277%
1883	287	Male	0.0293%
1882	272	Male	0.0328%
1881	299	Male	0.0268%
1880	377	Male	0.0177%

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