Karl

Meaning and origin of Karl

Popularity of Karl in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1973.
• Over recent years, Karl has been falling (−4.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Karl every 24 schools, all spellings combined.

Karl in English-speaking countries

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  625^th boys’ name13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,525

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,096^th boys’ name24 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,081

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  843^rd boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,907

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,642^nd boys’ name307 babies in 3 years1 boy in 16,748−4.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,613^th boys’ name47 babies in 3 years1 boy in 17,582

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Carl175

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Karl

• Niels
• Lyham
• Luis
• Billy
• Henry
• Lubin
• Will
• Lény
• Liham
• Alphonse
• Thibaut
• Anselme

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin