Karl Boy

Popularity: #825 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Karl

Karl Marx was a philosopher and economist known for his theories on socialism and communism.

Karl Lagerfeld was a renowned fashion designer and creative director of Chanel.

Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian immunologist who discovered the ABO blood group system.

Karl Urban is a New Zealand actor known for his roles in 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Star Trek'.

Fictional characters named Karl

Karl is a character in the video game 'The Last of Us Part II', serving as a minor antagonist.

Karl the Giant is a character in the animated film 'The Little Prince', representing a unique perspective on life.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Karl was first seen in the United States in 1880. Karl has ranked as high as #293 nationally, which occurred in 1960, and has been most popular in New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio. In the past 5 years the name Karl has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Karl (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	12	30%
FL	8	20%
TX	8	20%
NY	7	18%
MO	5	13%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	21
1881	29
1882	40
1883	33
1884	34
1885	44
1886	48
1887	49
1888	71
1889	50
1890	47
1891	61
1892	59
1893	63
1894	73
1895	67
1896	60
1897	57
1898	53
1899	49
1900	75
1901	54
1902	65
1903	70
1904	67
1905	65
1906	108
1907	89
1908	97
1909	102
1910	92
1911	156
1912	323
1913	387
1914	548
1915	715
1916	685
1917	673
1918	600
1919	515
1920	502
1921	573
1922	527
1923	565
1924	584
1925	589
1926	595
1927	630
1928	599
1929	637
1930	648
1931	635
1932	670
1933	681
1934	689
1935	812
1936	830
1937	907
1938	985
1939	866
1940	855
1941	864
1942	878
1943	907
1944	837
1945	758
1946	998
1947	1,119
1948	1,187
1949	1,321
1950	1,304
1951	1,439
1952	1,564
1953	1,653
1954	1,736
1955	1,936
1956	2,058
1957	2,338
1958	2,348
1959	2,355
1960	2,594
1961	2,545
1962	2,456
1963	2,513
1964	2,402
1965	2,021
1966	1,792
1967	1,695
1968	1,599
1969	1,566
1970	1,576
1971	1,323
1972	1,167
1973	986
1974	1,004
1975	904
1976	868
1977	941
1978	900
1979	959
1980	1,059
1981	1,062
1982	974
1983	912
1984	895
1985	961
1986	903
1987	853
1988	843
1989	908
1990	858
1991	811
1992	738
1993	662
1994	612
1995	598
1996	504
1997	483
1998	455
1999	389
2000	366
2001	351
2002	330
2003	299
2004	281
2005	265
2006	270
2007	242
2008	188
2009	207
2010	177
2011	172
2012	161
2013	169
2014	165
2015	184
2016	167
2017	141
2018	143
2019	144
2020	104
2021	115
2022	128
2023	101
2024	99