Karell vs Karl

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

Name A

Karell

Boy name

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Name B

Karl

Boy name · Rank #1689

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Metric Karell Karl
Current Rank Unranked #1689
Total Births (all years) 109 100,836
Peak Year 2006 1960
Peak Year Births 10 2,594
Peak Decade 2000s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1988 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Karell Karl
1880s - 419
1890s - 589
1900s - 792
1910s - 4,694
1920s - 5,801
1930s - 7,723
1940s - 9,724
1950s - 18,731
1960s - 21,179
1970s - 10,623
1980s 5 9,371
1990s 25 6,111
2000s 61 2,800
2010s 13 1,625
2020s 5 654

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karell Karl
2014 - 165
2015 8 184
2016 - 167
2017 - 141
2018 - 143
2019 - 145
2020 5 104
2021 - 115
2022 - 128
2023 - 101
2024 - 99
2025 - 107

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, 1988–2020.

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