Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Carl

#67 most common boys' name of all time · #131 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#67
Rank overall
#131 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
508,017
Since 2016
2,912
Peak year
1956 #48
Best rank
#22 1894
Girls Boys peak 8,345/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Carl is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 187 187 #1,132
2024 — 216 216 #1,031
2023 — 233 233 #964
2022 — 220 220 #1,012
2021 — 246 246 #922
2020 — 286 286 #812
2019 — 319 319 #748
2018 — 345 345 #701
2017 — 415 415 #628
2016 — 445 445 #605
2015 — 457 457 #599
2014 — 436 436 #612
2013 — 446 446 #578
2012 — 487 487 #536
2011 — 426 426 #588
2010 — 449 449 #563
2009 — 519 519 #521
2008 — 559 559 #491
2007 — 628 628 #445
2006 — 658 658 #427
2005 — 653 653 #415
2004 — 752 752 #369
2003 — 775 775 #355
2002 — 784 784 #349
2001 — 882 882 #318
2000 — 988 988 #304
1999 — 996 996 #290
1998 — 1,147 1,147 #260
1997 — 1,093 1,093 #260
1996 — 1,184 1,184 #250
1995 — 1,380 1,380 #213
1994 6 1,415 1,421 #204
1993 7 1,585 1,592 #193
1992 11 1,782 1,793 #181
1991 7 1,922 1,929 #168
1990 6 2,189 2,195 #145
1989 15 2,259 2,274 #135
1988 30 2,318 2,348 #126
1987 30 2,223 2,253 #126
1986 35 2,444 2,479 #114
1985 27 2,526 2,553 #112
1984 25 2,567 2,592 #108
1983 34 2,605 2,639 #106
1982 46 2,802 2,848 #104
1981 32 2,793 2,825 #106
1980 35 2,935 2,970 #103
1979 23 2,898 2,921 #100
1978 41 2,606 2,647 #100
1977 39 2,615 2,654 #99
1976 32 2,670 2,702 #95
1975 48 2,810 2,858 #91
1974 35 2,895 2,930 #89
1973 45 3,013 3,058 #90
1972 36 3,406 3,442 #85
1971 37 4,055 4,092 #72
1970 51 4,402 4,453 #66
1969 43 4,522 4,565 #62
1968 39 4,645 4,684 #59
1967 40 4,890 4,930 #57
1966 44 5,227 5,271 #56
1965 32 5,797 5,829 #54
1964 38 6,661 6,699 #55
1963 38 7,128 7,166 #54
1962 34 6,854 6,888 #58
1961 37 7,255 7,292 #56
1960 54 7,808 7,862 #53
1959 37 7,501 7,538 #54
1958 43 7,734 7,777 #51
1957 30 8,192 8,222 #49
1956 32 8,313 8,345 #48
1955 32 8,294 8,326 #47
1954 29 8,137 8,166 #47
1953 24 7,829 7,853 #44
1952 19 7,823 7,842 #45
1951 38 7,641 7,679 #43
1950 28 7,288 7,316 #44
1949 35 7,689 7,724 #43
1948 34 7,829 7,863 #42
1947 32 8,050 8,082 #40
1946 25 7,380 7,405 #39
1945 26 6,314 6,340 #39
1944 30 6,825 6,855 #36
1943 40 7,472 7,512 #33
1942 32 7,268 7,300 #36
1941 31 7,160 7,191 #29
1940 31 6,752 6,783 #32
1939 45 6,593 6,638 #30
1938 32 6,849 6,881 #29
1937 36 6,914 6,950 #28
1936 41 6,591 6,632 #27
1935 26 6,693 6,719 #28
1934 38 6,683 6,721 #28
1933 35 6,188 6,223 #28
1932 46 6,714 6,760 #28
1931 54 6,583 6,637 #28
1930 58 6,951 7,009 #26
1929 50 6,895 6,945 #28
1928 61 6,946 7,007 #28
1927 57 7,277 7,334 #26
1926 47 6,939 6,986 #26
1925 50 7,061 7,111 #28
1924 46 7,085 7,131 #27
1923 49 6,871 6,920 #28
1922 48 6,690 6,738 #30
1921 42 7,077 7,119 #30
1920 45 7,010 7,055 #27
1919 45 6,474 6,519 #29
1918 51 7,004 7,055 #25
1917 46 6,699 6,745 #24
1916 39 6,785 6,824 #23
1915 30 6,613 6,643 #22
1914 33 4,807 4,840 #24
1913 25 3,935 3,960 #23
1912 19 3,224 3,243 #24
1911 13 1,574 1,587 #26
1910 12 1,339 1,351 #26
1909 10 1,215 1,225 #25
1908 9 1,074 1,083 #29
1907 9 1,018 1,027 #27
1906 6 951 957 #27
1905 11 959 970 #26
1904 7 953 960 #25
1903 6 910 916 #23
1902 9 952 961 #24
1901 9 817 826 #24
1900 10 1,016 1,026 #29
1899 7 774 781 #25
1898 8 919 927 #24
1897 12 828 840 #25
1896 5 852 857 #25
1895 14 851 865 #22
1894 10 861 871 #22
1893 7 786 793 #24
1892 10 808 818 #25
1891 10 675 685 #24
1890 8 693 701 #27
1889 6 704 710 #27
1888 10 675 685 #29
1887 7 588 595 #28
1886 6 556 562 #32
1885 5 494 499 #34
1884 — 521 521 #36
1883 — 480 480 #32
1882 — 478 478 #35
1881 — 359 359 #41
1880 — 372 372 #42