Karver vs Karl

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

Name A

Karver

Boy name · Rank #5381

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Name B

Karl

Boy name · Rank #1684

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Metric Karver Karl
Current Rank #5381 #1684
Total Births (all years) 425 100,733
Peak Year 2014 1960
Peak Year Births 37 2,594
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2003 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Karver 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 — 9,370
1990ss — 6,110
2000ss 64 2,799
2010ss 260 1,623
2020ss 101 547

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karver Karl
2014 37 165
2015 37 184
2016 28 167
2017 28 141
2018 22 143
2019 25 144
2020 25 104
2021 17 115
2022 14 128
2023 27 101
2024 18 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, 2003–2024.

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