First Name KARL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • KARL is ranked as the 450th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 130,096.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 40.8 people named KARL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 92% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named KARL is 74,118.
  • The SSA data also shows that KARL is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names KARL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 130,096 +/-1.0%
  • National Rank 450
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 40.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 74,118
  • National Rank 637
  • Percentile Rank 99.31%
  • Proportion/100k 23.25

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KARL is 85.6% White, 2.7% Hispanic origin, 8.2% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name KARL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name KARL is included in the following name categories:
  • German masculine given name
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • German Common surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • South Korean surname
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name KARL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 85.6% 63.9% 21.7%
Hispanic origin 2.7% 16.3% -13.6%
Black 8.2% 12.3% -4.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.7% 4.9% -3.2%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named KARL is California where 13,832 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named KARL, as 97.29 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Alaska is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names KARL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 5,997 46.56 99.3% Indiana 2,379 36.07 98.5% Iowa 1,222 39.33 98.2% Kansas 1,252 43.1 97.3% Michigan 5,226 52.73 99.5% Minnesota 3,006 55.08 99.1% Missouri 632 21.09 96.6% Nebraska 769 40.86 96.4% North Dakota 145 19.57 87.6% Ohio 5,717 49.31 99.1% South Dakota 327 38.35 92.0% Wisconsin 4,016 69.74 99.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name KARL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 5,997 46.56 99.3%
Indiana 2,379 36.07 98.5%
Iowa 1,222 39.33 98.2%
Kansas 1,252 43.1 97.3%
Michigan 5,226 52.73 99.5%
Minnesota 3,006 55.08 99.1%
Missouri 632 21.09 96.6%
Nebraska 769 40.86 96.4%
North Dakota 145 19.57 87.6%
Ohio 5,717 49.31 99.1%
South Dakota 327 38.35 92.0%
Wisconsin 4,016 69.74 99.2%
West State Statistics First-Names KARL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 717 97.29 95.5% Arizona 3,401 50.53 98.6% California 13,832 35.65 99.6% Colorado 2,978 55.61 98.7% Hawaii 716 50.47 98.0% Idaho 992 60.67 97.1% Montana 502 49.05 94.6% Nevada 1,311 46.19 97.8% New Mexico 946 45.34 96.4% Oregon 2,017 50.79 98.3% Utah 2,012 68.38 98.2% Washington 4,167 59.01 99.3% Wyoming 354 60.66 93.5%

West States
State stats for the first name KARL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 717 97.29 95.5%
Arizona 3,401 50.53 98.6%
California 13,832 35.65 99.6%
Colorado 2,978 55.61 98.7%
Hawaii 716 50.47 98.0%
Idaho 992 60.67 97.1%
Montana 502 49.05 94.6%
Nevada 1,311 46.19 97.8%
New Mexico 946 45.34 96.4%
Oregon 2,017 50.79 98.3%
Utah 2,012 68.38 98.2%
Washington 4,167 59.01 99.3%
Wyoming 354 60.66 93.5%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names KARL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,261 35.05 98.2% Maine 489 36.76 94.6% Massachusetts 2,080 30.83 98.4% New Hampshire 514 38.73 95.3% New Jersey 2,815 31.49 98.8% New York 9,208 46.63 99.6% Pennsylvania 6,289 49.18 99.3% Rhode Island 310 29.37 94.9% Vermont 310 49.42 95.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name KARL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,261 35.05 98.2%
Maine 489 36.76 94.6%
Massachusetts 2,080 30.83 98.4%
New Hampshire 514 38.73 95.3%
New Jersey 2,815 31.49 98.8%
New York 9,208 46.63 99.6%
Pennsylvania 6,289 49.18 99.3%
Rhode Island 310 29.37 94.9%
Vermont 310 49.42 95.6%
South State Statistics First-Names KARL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,091 22.51 97.7% Arkansas 718 24.19 96.7% Delaware 405 43.34 97.7% Dist. of Columbia 313 47.53 97.1% Florida 7,947 39.95 99.6% Georgia 2,761 27.34 98.9% Kentucky 1,057 23.94 97.2% Louisiana 1,876 40.34 98.3% Maryland 2,876 48.12 99.1% Mississippi 632 21.09 96.6% North Carolina 2,650 26.65 99.1% Oklahoma 1,183 30.5 97.5% South Carolina 1,314 27.19 97.9% Tennessee 1,507 23.01 98.2% Texas 8,304 30.8 99.5% Virginia 2,880 34.59 98.9% West Virginia 409 22.11 93.6%

South States
State stats for the first name KARL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,091 22.51 97.7%
Arkansas 718 24.19 96.7%
Delaware 405 43.34 97.7%
Dist. of Columbia 313 47.53 97.1%
Florida 7,947 39.95 99.6%
Georgia 2,761 27.34 98.9%
Kentucky 1,057 23.94 97.2%
Louisiana 1,876 40.34 98.3%
Maryland 2,876 48.12 99.1%
Mississippi 632 21.09 96.6%
North Carolina 2,650 26.65 99.1%
Oklahoma 1,183 30.5 97.5%
South Carolina 1,314 27.19 97.9%
Tennessee 1,507 23.01 98.2%
Texas 8,304 30.8 99.5%
Virginia 2,880 34.59 98.9%
West Virginia 409 22.11 93.6%
 

Full Names with KARL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have KARL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named KARL.

The most popular full name is KARL Johnson. 0.79% of all the people named KARL have this family name.

There are 15050 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name KARL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 KARL Johnson 0.79%
2 KARL Smith 0.70%
3 KARL Miller 0.44%
4 KARL Williams 0.42%
5 KARL Anderson 0.41%
6 KARL Schmidt 0.40%
7 KARL Brown 0.31%
8 KARL Jones 0.30%
9 KARL Peterson 0.25%
10 KARL King 0.21%
11 KARL Nelson 0.21%
12 KARL Davis 0.21%
13 KARL Meyer 0.21%
14 KARL Martin 0.20%
15 KARL Schneider 0.19%
16 KARL Mueller 0.19%
17 KARL Wagner 0.17%
18 KARL Schultz 0.16%
19 KARL Thompson 0.16%
20 KARL Harris 0.15%