Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Karl

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Karl
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 96.2% from peak

Peak era

1960

Peak rank proxy

2,594

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19602024

Peak year

1960

Decline from peak

96.2%

2024

All-time

100,733

Karl once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1960, when 2,594 boys were named Karl.

In 2024, only 99 boys were given the name.

Down 96.2% from its peak.

All told, about 100,733 Americans have been named Karl and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 96.2% from peak

19602,594 boys named Karl

202499 boys named Karl

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