Recorded 1950–2007 Boys' name Peak 1987 72 births

Karlis — boys' name

72 babies named Karlis in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s221980s402000s5
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Karlis was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

9 babies were named Karlis in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karlis

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Karlis between 1950 and 2007, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Karlis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karlis performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Karlis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karlis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 72 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Karlis at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

72

Since 1950

58 years of records

Peak year

1987

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1950

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2007

Karlis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1950

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1987)
9
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Karlis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 56% of Karlis's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karlis?
72 babies have been named Karlis since 1950. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1987 with 9 births.
When was Karlis most popular?
Karlis was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Karlis been used?
Karlis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 58 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Karlis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karl, Karter, Karson, Kareem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1950–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.