Karle
Karle is a given name and surname.
Meaning & Origin of Karle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karle is a given name and surname.
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The Story of Karle
As a girl name
Karle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 8 Karles were born — ranking #9,553 that year. As of 2026, Karle ranks #12,675 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 94 Karles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Karle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1938, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1951, when 9 Karles were born — ranking #2,662 that year. As of 2026, Karle ranks #6,387 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 56 Karles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Karle
Karle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 94 births in the dataset. Karle's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #9,553. Use the chart and map above to compare Karle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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