boy's name
Karlan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 50
Karlan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1959, when 7 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1959.
Karlan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 5 |
How popular is Karlan?
In 2025, Karlan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Karlan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Karlan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Karlan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Karlan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Karlan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Karlan
How popular is the name Karlan?
In 2025, Karlan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Karlan a girl's or a boy's name?
Karlan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Karlan most popular?
Karlan peaked in 1959, when 7 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Karlan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Karlan currently ranks #13,554 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.