Over the past 110 years, 479 030 boys and 322 girls have been named Carl. The name Carl ranks 63th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Carl in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Carl came in the 1910s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.