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 [ 1 syll. car(l), ca-rl ] The boy name Carl is pronounced as KAARL KEY. Carl is primarily used in English and German, and its language of origin is Irish Gaelic, Breton, Old English, and Germanic. Carl is a short form of the English name Carlton. Carl is also a variant form of the English name Carlisle. Carl is also an English and German variant form of the English and French name Charles. Carl is also a variant form of the English name Carlin. Carl is also an English and German spelling variant of the German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic name Karl. Carl is a classic favorite. Currently it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was in the past. Its usage peaked in 1915 with 0.751% of baby boys being named Carl. Its ranking then was #22. The baby name has since substantially dropped in popularity, and is now of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.026% and its ranking #490. Among the group of boy names directly related to Carl, the English and French Charles was the most regularly used. In 2008, its use outnumbered Carl's by 13 times. The name Carl has predominantly been a boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1931, 126 times more boys than girls were given the name Carl. Baby names that sound like Carl include the German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic Karl, the English Carel, the English Carlisle, the Italian and Spanish Carlo, the English Carlyle, the Romanian Carol, the Romanian Carrol, the Romanian Carroll, the English Caryl, the Irish Cathal, the English Curley, the Finnish Kaarlo, the Czech, Dutch, and Slavic Karel, the English Karle, the Czech and Polish Karol, the name Kerel, the name Kiral, the Slavic Kiril, the Russian Kirill, and the Russian Kiryl. Details of famous persons named Carl: KEY: Pronunciation for Carl: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
