Kardell vs Karl

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

Name A

Kardell

Boy name · Rank #12789

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Name B

Karl

Boy name · Rank #1684

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Metric Kardell Karl
Current Rank #12789 #1684
Total Births (all years) 140 100,733
Peak Year 2009 1960
Peak Year Births 15 2,594
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1986 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kardell Karl
1880ss — 419
1890ss — 589
1900ss — 792
1910ss — 4,694
1920ss — 5,801
1930ss — 7,723
1940ss — 9,724
1950ss — 18,731
1960ss — 21,183
1970ss — 10,628
1980ss 10 9,370
1990ss 31 6,110
2000ss 39 2,799
2010ss 50 1,623
2020ss 10 547

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kardell Karl
2014 — 165
2015 9 184
2016 5 167
2017 — 141
2018 5 143
2019 6 144
2020 — 104
2021 5 115
2022 — 128
2023 — 101
2024 5 99

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, 1986–2024.

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