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Carl vs Richard

Richard leads today (#234 vs #1,132), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Carl and Richard per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

19.6k39.2k58.9k1880192019602000CarlRichard1880: Carl 372 · Richard 7281881: Carl 359 · Richard 6411882: Carl 478 · Richard 7461883: Carl 480 · Richard 6491884: Carl 521 · Richard 7491885: Carl 494 · Richard 6721886: Carl 556 · Richard 7201887: Carl 588 · Richard 6221888: Carl 675 · Richard 7721889: Carl 704 · Richard 7111890: Carl 693 · Richard 7431891: Carl 675 · Richard 6091892: Carl 808 · Richard 8021893: Carl 786 · Richard 7321894: Carl 861 · Richard 8081895: Carl 851 · Richard 7271896: Carl 852 · Richard 8341897: Carl 828 · Richard 7021898: Carl 919 · Richard 8711899: Carl 774 · Richard 7441900: Carl 1,016 · Richard 1,1411901: Carl 817 · Richard 7841902: Carl 952 · Richard 9081903: Carl 910 · Richard 8621904: Carl 953 · Richard 9571905: Carl 959 · Richard 1,0331906: Carl 951 · Richard 1,0841907: Carl 1,018 · Richard 1,2351908: Carl 1,074 · Richard 1,2441909: Carl 1,215 · Richard 1,4271910: Carl 1,339 · Richard 1,6541911: Carl 1,574 · Richard 2,0301912: Carl 3,224 · Richard 4,1881913: Carl 3,935 · Richard 5,1071914: Carl 4,807 · Richard 6,6691915: Carl 6,613 · Richard 9,1431916: Carl 6,785 · Richard 10,1341917: Carl 6,699 · Richard 10,9141918: Carl 7,004 · Richard 12,3231919: Carl 6,474 · Richard 12,4411920: Carl 7,010 · Richard 15,0101921: Carl 7,077 · Richard 16,3761922: Carl 6,690 · Richard 17,5371923: Carl 6,871 · Richard 18,8871924: Carl 7,085 · Richard 21,2441925: Carl 7,061 · Richard 23,2691926: Carl 6,939 · Richard 25,1431927: Carl 7,277 · Richard 26,7681928: Carl 6,946 · Richard 28,7931929: Carl 6,895 · Richard 29,5721930: Carl 6,951 · Richard 32,1871931: Carl 6,583 · Richard 31,8221932: Carl 6,714 · Richard 31,8091933: Carl 6,188 · Richard 31,3311934: Carl 6,683 · Richard 33,1671935: Carl 6,693 · Richard 33,9461936: Carl 6,591 · Richard 33,4941937: Carl 6,914 · Richard 32,9751938: Carl 6,849 · Richard 34,3851939: Carl 6,593 · Richard 35,3861940: Carl 6,752 · Richard 37,4251941: Carl 7,160 · Richard 39,1121942: Carl 7,268 · Richard 43,5931943: Carl 7,472 · Richard 46,3391944: Carl 6,825 · Richard 45,6431945: Carl 6,314 · Richard 46,0461946: Carl 7,380 · Richard 58,8701947: Carl 8,050 · Richard 58,5321948: Carl 7,829 · Richard 50,9701949: Carl 7,689 · Richard 50,9461950: Carl 7,288 · Richard 51,0031951: Carl 7,641 · Richard 54,5411952: Carl 7,823 · Richard 58,3501953: Carl 7,829 · Richard 58,3891954: Carl 8,137 · Richard 57,0421955: Carl 8,294 · Richard 53,5661956: Carl 8,313 · Richard 52,9151957: Carl 8,192 · Richard 52,4461958: Carl 7,734 · Richard 50,0071959: Carl 7,501 · Richard 47,2021960: Carl 7,808 · Richard 43,5531961: Carl 7,255 · Richard 41,1421962: Carl 6,854 · Richard 39,4221963: Carl 7,128 · Richard 40,7721964: Carl 6,661 · Richard 40,0981965: Carl 5,797 · Richard 36,8171966: Carl 5,227 · Richard 34,4571967: Carl 4,890 · Richard 33,5851968: Carl 4,645 · Richard 32,9761969: Carl 4,522 · Richard 31,0851970: Carl 4,402 · Richard 30,4421971: Carl 4,055 · Richard 26,1541972: Carl 3,406 · Richard 22,3021973: Carl 3,013 · Richard 19,9421974: Carl 2,895 · Richard 18,6361975: Carl 2,810 · Richard 17,6871976: Carl 2,670 · Richard 16,7521977: Carl 2,615 · Richard 17,4421978: Carl 2,606 · Richard 16,7341979: Carl 2,898 · Richard 16,7131980: Carl 2,935 · Richard 16,6561981: Carl 2,793 · Richard 16,8551982: Carl 2,802 · Richard 16,7171983: Carl 2,605 · Richard 15,8881984: Carl 2,567 · Richard 15,6071985: Carl 2,526 · Richard 15,3301986: Carl 2,444 · Richard 15,0141987: Carl 2,223 · Richard 14,4011988: Carl 2,318 · Richard 14,1441989: Carl 2,259 · Richard 14,1331990: Carl 2,189 · Richard 13,5801991: Carl 1,922 · Richard 12,5531992: Carl 1,782 · Richard 11,3321993: Carl 1,585 · Richard 10,2301994: Carl 1,415 · Richard 9,5161995: Carl 1,380 · Richard 8,7841996: Carl 1,184 · Richard 8,1821997: Carl 1,093 · Richard 7,2431998: Carl 1,147 · Richard 6,9541999: Carl 996 · Richard 6,5022000: Carl 988 · Richard 6,3542001: Carl 882 · Richard 5,7712002: Carl 784 · Richard 5,3222003: Carl 775 · Richard 5,0542004: Carl 752 · Richard 4,8482005: Carl 653 · Richard 4,6672006: Carl 658 · Richard 4,4692007: Carl 628 · Richard 4,4252008: Carl 559 · Richard 4,0602009: Carl 519 · Richard 3,6122010: Carl 449 · Richard 3,2382011: Carl 426 · Richard 3,1652012: Carl 487 · Richard 3,0292013: Carl 446 · Richard 2,8002014: Carl 436 · Richard 2,8882015: Carl 457 · Richard 2,6882016: Carl 445 · Richard 2,5252017: Carl 415 · Richard 2,2862018: Carl 345 · Richard 2,1382019: Carl 319 · Richard 1,9902020: Carl 286 · Richard 1,8282021: Carl 246 · Richard 1,7832022: Carl 220 · Richard 1,6882023: Carl 233 · Richard 1,6452024: Carl 216 · Richard 1,5442025: Carl 187 · Richard 1,505
CarlRichard

Head to head

CarlRichard
2025 rank
#1,132
#234
Babies named in 2025
187
1,505
Peak year
1915
1946
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
504,827
2,577,552
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