Updated June 9, 2019

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old German : Free man; a variation of Charles
  • German : Man; Carl's town

Boy name variations

Carl

Carl

- 11% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Karel

Karel

+ 160% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Caroll

Caroll

0 % this year
Neutral
Rare
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Carroll

Carroll

- 17% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Carlisle

Carlisle

- 9% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Carlyle

Carlyle

- 19% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Caryl

Caryl

- 14% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Carel

Carel

0 % this year
Neutral
Rare
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Carlos

Carlos

+ 3% this year
Masculine
Common
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Carlito

Carlito

+ 7% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Carrlos

Carrlos

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Karlen

Karlen

0 % this year
Neutral
Rare
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Karlens

Karlens

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Karlin

Karlin

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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How Popular Is The Name Karl

Family name origins & meanings

  • German, Dutch, Scandinavian, and eastern and southern Slavic : from the personal name Karl, from a common Germanic word, Old High German karl ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘freeman’. See also Carl and Charles. The popularity of this name and its cognates in central and northern Europe was greatly enhanced by its status as a royal and imperial name; in particular it was bestowed in honor of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne (in Latin, Carolus Magnus).