Carlin vs Carl

Side-by-side comparison of Carlin and Carl - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Carlin

Boy name · Rank #6850

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Name B

Carl

Boy name · Rank #1031

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Metric Carlin Carl
Current Rank #6850 #1031
Total Births (all years) 2,626 504,827
Peak Year 1992 1956
Peak Year Births 62 8,313
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carlin Carl
1880s - 5,227
1890s - 8,047
1900s 5 9,865
1910s 58 48,454
1920s 103 69,851
1930s 138 66,759
1940s 141 72,739
1950s 161 78,752
1960s 166 60,787
1970s 197 31,370
1980s 365 25,472
1990s 469 14,693
2000s 387 7,198
2010s 333 4,225
2020s 103 1,388

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carlin Carl
2014 29 436
2015 32 457
2016 39 445
2017 34 415
2018 32 345
2019 26 319
2020 23 286
2021 18 246
2022 23 220
2023 14 233
2024 12 216
2025 13 187

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1905–2025.

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