Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Carl
Endangered
Down 97.8% from peak
Peak era
1956
Peak births
8,313
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
1880Peak 19562025
Quick answers about Carl
How many people are named Carl?
An estimated 234,138 living Americans are named Carl.
How rare is Carl?
Carl is uncommon among babies today, with 187 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.8% from its 1956 peak.
How old is the typical Carl?
The median age of a living American named Carl is approximately 64 years, with most bearers falling between 49 and 74 years old.
Is Carl still popular?
No. Carl is endangered as a baby name, down 97.8% from its 1956 peak with 187 births in 2025.
Where is Carl most common?
Carl has its strongest geographic signal in Ohio, where it appeared 2.2× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
1956
Decline from peak
97.8%
2025
187
All-time
504,827
Where it lives now
Carl is most concentrated in Ohio — about 2.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Carl is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.