Kartik vs Karl

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

Name A

Kartik

Boy name · Rank #7334

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Name B

Karl

Boy name · Rank #1684

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Metric Kartik Karl
Current Rank #7334 #1684
Total Births (all years) 485 100,733
Peak Year 2000 1960
Peak Year Births 21 2,594
Peak Decade 2000ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1973 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kartik 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 13 10,628
1980ss 44 9,370
1990ss 101 6,110
2000ss 169 2,799
2010ss 99 1,623
2020ss 59 547

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kartik Karl
2014 10 165
2015 11 184
2016 5 167
2017 13 141
2018 8 143
2019 10 144
2020 12 104
2021 11 115
2022 16 128
2023 9 101
2024 11 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, 1973–2024.

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