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Boy name German origin Christian tradition

Karl

KARL · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
free man
Language
German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · German
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1688
2024 births99
Peak year1960
First appeared1880
Total US births100,733
1960 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
KalleKarli
Alternate spellings
KarlCarl
In other languages
Charles (English)Carlos (Spanish)Karol (Polish)

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Notable people named Karl

Karl Marx (philosopher)
Karl Lagerfeld (designer)