Karl

German and Scandinavian variation of Charles

"free man"

Karl Origin and Meaning

The name Karl is a boy's name of German origin.

Manly almost to the point of macho.

Karl Rank in US Top 1000

# 964 in the US

Popularity of the name Karl

• 1895 Nameberry 2025
• 693 Unique 2023
• 982 England 2017
• 32 Germany 2024
• 2 Denmark 2022
• 56 Estonia 2024

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Famous People Named Karl

• Karl Marx philosopher and co,founder of Marxism
• Karl Malone former NBA player
• Karl Lagerfeld current fashion designer of Chanel
• Karl Pilkington English TV personality, author, comedian, actor, and radio producer
• Karl Urban New Zealand actor
• Karl Weierstrass German mathematician
• Karl John Geary Irish/American actor
• Karl Ferdinand Braun winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
• Karl Adolph Gjellerup winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
• Karl Landsteiner winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Karl Ziegler winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
• Karl von Frisch winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Karl Barry Sharpless winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The name Karl in Pop Culture

• Karl Mayer Susan's ex,husband on "Desperate Housewives"
• Karl from movie "The Sitter"
• Theodore Karl "Theo" Raeken character in MTV show "Teen Wolf," portrayed by Cody Christian
• Baron Karl Amadeus Mordo character in Marvel Universe

International Variations of the name Karl

• Karel Dutch
• Karol Polish
• Carlos Spanish
• Kaarle Finnish
• Kaarlo Finnish
• Károly Hungarian
• Kalle Swedish
• Carlo Italian
• Karcsi Hungarian