Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys
Origin: DutchCarl is the English spelling of the North Germanic male given name meaning "free man". The name originates in Old Norse. It is the first name of many Kings of Sweden including Carl XVI Gustaf. It is a variant of the English Charles, and the Latin Carolus.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Carl yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 372 | #42 |
| 1881 | 359 | #41 |
| 1882 | 478 | #35 |
| 1883 | 480 | #32 |
| 1884 | 521 | #36 |
| 1885 | 494 | #34 |
| 1886 | 556 | #32 |
| 1887 | 588 | #28 |
| 1888 | 675 | #29 |
| 1889 | 704 | #27 |
| 1890 | 693 | #27 |
| 1891 | 675 | #24 |
| 1892 | 808 | #25 |
| 1893 | 786 | #24 |
| 1894 | 861 | #22 |
| 1895 | 851 | #22 |
| 1896 | 852 | #25 |
| 1897 | 828 | #25 |
| 1898 | 919 | #24 |
| 1899 | 774 | #25 |
| 1900 | 1,016 | #29 |
| 1901 | 817 | #24 |
| 1902 | 952 | #24 |
| 1903 | 910 | #23 |
| 1904 | 953 | #25 |
| 1905 | 959 | #26 |
| 1906 | 951 | #27 |
| 1907 | 1,018 | #27 |
| 1908 | 1,074 | #29 |
| 1909 | 1,215 | #25 |
| 1910 | 1,339 | #26 |
| 1911 | 1,574 | #26 |
| 1912 | 3,224 | #24 |
| 1913 | 3,935 | #23 |
| 1914 | 4,807 | #24 |
| 1915 | 6,613 | #22 |
| 1916 | 6,786 | #23 |
| 1917 | 6,699 | #24 |
| 1918 | 7,003 | #25 |
| 1919 | 6,474 | #29 |
| 1920 | 7,010 | #27 |
| 1921 | 7,077 | #30 |
| 1922 | 6,690 | #30 |
| 1923 | 6,871 | #28 |
| 1924 | 7,085 | #27 |
| 1925 | 7,061 | #28 |
| 1926 | 6,939 | #26 |
| 1927 | 7,277 | #26 |
| 1928 | 6,946 | #28 |
| 1929 | 6,895 | #28 |
| 1930 | 6,952 | #26 |
| 1931 | 6,582 | #28 |
| 1932 | 6,714 | #28 |
| 1933 | 6,187 | #28 |
| 1934 | 6,683 | #28 |
| 1935 | 6,693 | #28 |
| 1936 | 6,591 | #27 |
| 1937 | 6,914 | #28 |
| 1938 | 6,848 | #29 |
| 1939 | 6,593 | #30 |
| 1940 | 6,752 | #32 |
| 1941 | 7,161 | #29 |
| 1942 | 7,267 | #36 |
| 1943 | 7,473 | #33 |
| 1944 | 6,824 | #36 |
| 1945 | 6,314 | #39 |
| 1946 | 7,380 | #39 |
| 1947 | 8,051 | #40 |
| 1948 | 7,828 | #42 |
| 1949 | 7,689 | #43 |
| 1950 | 7,288 | #44 |
| 1951 | 7,640 | #43 |
| 1952 | 7,825 | #45 |
| 1953 | 7,829 | #44 |
| 1954 | 8,136 | #47 |
| 1955 | 8,293 | #47 |
| 1956 | 8,314 | #48 |
| 1957 | 8,192 | #49 |
| 1958 | 7,733 | #51 |
| 1959 | 7,504 | #54 |
| 1960 | 7,806 | #53 |
| 1961 | 7,257 | #56 |
| 1962 | 6,851 | #58 |
| 1963 | 7,128 | #54 |
| 1964 | 6,661 | #55 |
| 1965 | 5,797 | #54 |
| 1966 | 5,227 | #56 |
| 1967 | 4,891 | #57 |
| 1968 | 4,645 | #59 |
| 1969 | 4,522 | #62 |
| 1970 | 4,401 | #66 |
| 1971 | 4,056 | #72 |
| 1972 | 3,406 | #85 |
| 1973 | 3,013 | #90 |
| 1974 | 2,895 | #89 |
| 1975 | 2,810 | #91 |
| 1976 | 2,670 | #95 |
| 1977 | 2,615 | #99 |
| 1978 | 2,606 | #100 |
| 1979 | 2,898 | #100 |
| 1980 | 2,935 | #103 |
| 1981 | 2,793 | #106 |
| 1982 | 2,802 | #104 |
| 1983 | 2,606 | #106 |
| 1984 | 2,567 | #108 |
| 1985 | 2,526 | #112 |
| 1986 | 2,445 | #114 |
| 1987 | 2,223 | #126 |
| 1988 | 2,317 | #126 |
| 1989 | 2,258 | #135 |
| 1990 | 2,191 | #145 |
| 1991 | 1,922 | #168 |
| 1992 | 1,782 | #181 |
| 1993 | 1,585 | #193 |
| 1994 | 1,415 | #204 |
| 1995 | 1,380 | #213 |
| 1996 | 1,184 | #250 |
| 1997 | 1,093 | #260 |
| 1998 | 1,147 | #260 |
| 1999 | 996 | #290 |
| 2000 | 988 | #304 |
| 2001 | 882 | #318 |
| 2002 | 784 | #349 |
| 2003 | 775 | #354 |
| 2004 | 752 | #369 |
| 2005 | 652 | #415 |
| 2006 | 658 | #427 |
| 2007 | 628 | #445 |
| 2008 | 559 | #491 |
| 2009 | 519 | #520 |
| 2010 | 449 | #563 |
| 2011 | 426 | #589 |
| 2012 | 487 | #537 |
| 2013 | 446 | #578 |
| 2014 | 436 | #613 |
| 2015 | 457 | #599 |
| 2016 | 445 | #605 |
| 2017 | 415 | #628 |
| 2018 | 343 | #709 |
| 2019 | 319 | #748 |
| 2020 | 286 | #812 |
| 2021 | 245 | #924 |
| 2022 | 220 | #1,012 |
| 2023 | 233 | #963 |
| 2024 | 215 | #1,033 |
