How Many People Are Named Karel?
people named Karel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 250,943 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,814 babies named Karel in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
76 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Dutch, Czech and Slovene form of CHARLES.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Karel, 63.6% were girls and 36.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Karel fell from 81.2% in the 1930s to 30.8% in the 2000s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Karel alive today is about 53 years old, and 53% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 32 and 74 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Karel first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 1939, to 76 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Karel has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #842, in 1939. Among boys, its best rank was #2,660, in 1934.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | #12,961 |
| Best rank | #842 (1939) | #2,660 (1934) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,417 in the 1940s | #7,613 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Karel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Karel were born in California than in any other state: about 35 of those alive today.
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