Karl
Usage of Karl in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Karl against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Karl is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Karl is a German name meaning “man” or “free man.” Karl is a version of Charles, glossed as “peasant farmer.” A badass namesake is philosopher Karl Marx, co-author of The Communist Manifesto; actor Karl Malden also bore the name. In Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957), physicist Karl Weigand leads scientists to an island of giant mutant crabs.
Karl in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 107 boys were named Karl, making it the #1585 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 100,836 boys have been named Karl, with the most (2,594) in 1960. It is most common, relative to births, in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Karl in other languages
- Carl Danish, Dutch, French, German, Swedish
- Charles Dutch, English, French
- Karel Czech, Dutch, Slovenian
- Carlo Dutch, Italian
- Carlos Portuguese, Spanish
- Kalle Estonian, Finnish
- Karol Polish, Slovak
- Carel Dutch
- Carles Catalan
- Carolus Dutch
- Charel Dutch
- Kaarle Finnish
- Kaarlo Finnish
- Karles Icelandic
- Karolis Lithuanian
- Károly Hungarian
- Kārlis Latvian
- Siarl Welsh
- Карл Bulgarian
Karl name days
- January 28 Norway
- January 28 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Karl
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Karl, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Karl | 2022 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Karl | 2016 | North Atlantic | 111 km/h |
| Hurricane Karl (Category 3) | 2010 | North Atlantic | 204 km/h |
| Hurricane Karl (Category 4) | 2004 | North Atlantic | 232 km/h |
| Hurricane Karl (Category 2) | 1998 | North Atlantic | 167 km/h |
| Hurricane Karl (Category 1) | 1980 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Karl
There are 19 towns and villages with Karl in their name, in 9 countries.
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| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Karl | Rheinland-Pfalz, 🇩🇪 Germany | 230 | Map |
| Karl | Burgenland, 🇦🇹 Austria | 184 | Map |
| Karl | Carinthia, 🇦🇹 Austria | 45 | Map |
| Karl | Carinthia, 🇦🇹 Austria | – | Map |
| Karl | Lualaba, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Karl | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Karl Gustav | Halland, 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | Map |
| Karl Marks | Turkistan, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – | Map |
| Karl Marks | Aqmola, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – | Map |
| Karl Marks | Kyzylorda, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Karl
There are 9 lakes and reservoirs with Karl in their name, in 2 countries.
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| Name | Where | |
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| Karl Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Karl Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Karl Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Karl Lake | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Karl Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Karl Lake | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Karl Reservoir | Wyoming, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Karl | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Karl | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Karl songs
22 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Karl in their title. The best known:
- Karl XII:s fältmarsch
- Eftirhermusnillingurinn Karl Einarsson – Karl Einarsson (1972)
- Herr Karl och klosterjungfrun
- Karl – Chanel West Coast (2013)
- Karl Nilsson
- Karl XII
- Karl der Käfer – Gänsehaut (1983)
- Karl-Alfred och Ellinor – Evert Taube
- Adagio pour Violon et Piano par Karl Valentin – Karl Valentin
- KARL
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Karl
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Karl.
Karl Anderson
Karl Edward Wagner
Karl Hermann Berendt
Karl Jaspers
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Fictional characters named Karl
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Karl as a pet name
FurryName has found 55 dogs named Karl in public pet registers, making it the #2,281 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (2), Maple Ridge (1), Victoria (1). Karl as a dog name →
FurryName has found 5 cats named Karl in public pet registers, making it the #2,037 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (4), Toronto (1). Karl as a cat name →
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