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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Carl

Used in both girl and boy records

Carl appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Carl by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDCarl as a girl’s nameUS records 1885–1994
#2503girl rank1928peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDCarl as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#56boy rank1956peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Carl in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl192861 uses#83718881885–1994110 listed years
Boy19568,311 uses#2218941880–2020141 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.