The baby name Carl appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1955 with 11,561 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Carl has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,684 |
| 1911 | 1,871 |
| 1912 | 3,924 |
| 1913 | 4,692 |
| 1914 | 5,879 |
| 1915 | 8,132 |
| 1916 | 8,525 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1917 | 8,871 |
| 1918 | 12 |
| 1918 | 9,331 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1919 | 8,598 |
| 1920 | 12 |
| 1920 | 9,268 |
| 1921 | 9,296 |
| 1922 | 17 |
| 1922 | 8,786 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1923 | 8,985 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1924 | 9,252 |
| 1925 | 12 |
| 1925 | 9,240 |
| 1926 | 7 |
| 1926 | 9,333 |
| 1927 | 23 |
| 1927 | 9,478 |
| 1928 | 20 |
| 1928 | 9,000 |
| 1929 | 21 |
| 1929 | 8,601 |
| 1930 | 9,306 |
| 1931 | 8,375 |
| 1932 | 10 |
| 1932 | 8,077 |
| 1933 | 10 |
| 1933 | 7,929 |
| 1934 | 5 |
| 1934 | 8,419 |
| 1935 | 8,629 |
| 1936 | 8,416 |
| 1937 | 8,992 |
| 1938 | 8,559 |
| 1939 | 8,108 |
| 1940 | 8,815 |
| 1941 | 9,330 |
| 1942 | 9,188 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1943 | 9,513 |
| 1944 | 8,699 |
| 1945 | 7,762 |
| 1946 | 8,401 |
| 1947 | 5 |
| 1947 | 10,137 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1948 | 10,651 |
| 1949 | 10,178 |
| 1950 | 9,580 |
| 1951 | 9,733 |
| 1952 | 9,847 |
| 1953 | 10,626 |
| 1954 | 10,264 |
| 1955 | 11,561 |
| 1956 | 11,458 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1957 | 10,598 |
| 1958 | 15 |
| 1958 | 10,253 |
| 1959 | 9,250 |
| 1960 | 9,647 |
| 1961 | 15 |
| 1961 | 8,733 |
| 1962 | 8,484 |
| 1963 | 9,282 |
| 1964 | 8,234 |
| 1965 | 7,655 |
| 1966 | 6,426 |
| 1967 | 6,025 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1968 | 5,694 |
| 1969 | 12 |
| 1969 | 5,532 |
| 1970 | 13 |
| 1970 | 5,162 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1971 | 4,744 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1972 | 4,023 |
| 1973 | 3,551 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1974 | 3,336 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1975 | 3,164 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1976 | 3,066 |
| 1977 | 12 |
| 1977 | 3,633 |
| 1978 | 3,167 |
| 1979 | 3,491 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1980 | 3,722 |
| 1981 | 3,150 |
| 1982 | 3,139 |
| 1983 | 10 |
| 1983 | 3,019 |
| 1984 | 2,846 |
| 1985 | 2,641 |
| 1986 | 3,031 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1987 | 2,515 |
| 1988 | 2,574 |
| 1989 | 2,534 |
| 1990 | 2,378 |
| 1991 | 2,039 |
| 1992 | 2,065 |
| 1993 | 1,915 |
| 1994 | 1,721 |
| 1995 | 1,636 |
| 1996 | 1,342 |
| 1997 | 1,248 |
| 1998 | 1,302 |
| 1999 | 1,206 |
| 2000 | 1,159 |
| 2001 | 934 |
| 2002 | 917 |
| 2003 | 979 |
| 2004 | 928 |
| 2005 | 785 |
| 2006 | 813 |
| 2007 | 697 |
| 2008 | 639 |
| 2009 | 601 |
| 2010 | 496 |
| 2011 | 485 |
| 2012 | 544 |
| 2013 | 481 |
| 2014 | 467 |
| 2015 | 541 |
| 2016 | 557 |
| 2017 | 511 |
| 2018 | 382 |
| 2019 | 327 |
| 2020 | 284 |
| 2021 | 250 |
| 2022 | 188 |
| 2023 | 209 |
| 2024 | 193 |