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Boy name Germanic origin

Carl

KARL · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Free man
Language
Germanic
Culture
Scandinavian
Style era
modern
Themes
strong · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1033
2024 births215
Peak year1956
First appeared1880
Total US births504,635
1956 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Carlos
Alternate spellings
Karl
In other languages
KarlCarloCarlos

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Notable people named Carl

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