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Boy name Czech origin Christian tradition

Karel

KAH-rel · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
free man
Language
Czech
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · regal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#9392
2024 births8
Peak year2023
First appeared1916
Total US births601
2023 peak19161943197019972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
KarelekKarlik
Alternate spellings
KarolCharles
In other languages
Charles (English)Karl (German)Carlos (Spanish)

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Notable people named Karel

Karel Capek (writer)
Karel Gott (singer)