Trend of the Popularity of Carl as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 187 male babies that were named Carl in the US, which was 0.01% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Carl peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 2,935 babies, which was 0.17% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Carl, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Carl.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Carl in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Carl in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Carl from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Carl as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2935	0.17
1981	2793	0.16
1982	2802	0.15
1983	2605	0.14
1984	2567	0.14
1985	2526	0.14
1986	2444	0.13
1987	2223	0.12
1988	2318	0.12
1989	2259	0.11
1990	2189	0.11
1991	1922	0.10
1992	1782	0.09
1993	1585	0.08
1994	1415	0.07
1995	1380	0.07
1996	1184	0.06
1997	1093	0.06
1998	1147	0.06
1999	996	0.05
2000	988	0.05
2001	882	0.05
2002	784	0.04
2003	775	0.04
2004	752	0.04
2005	653	0.03
2006	658	0.03
2007	628	0.03
2008	559	0.03
2009	519	0.03
2010	449	0.02
2011	426	0.02
2012	487	0.03
2013	446	0.02
2014	436	0.02
2015	457	0.02
2016	445	0.02
2017	415	0.02
2018	345	0.02
2019	319	0.02
2020	286	0.02
2021	246	0.01
2022	220	0.01
2023	233	0.01
2024	216	0.01
2025	187	0.01