Carl

male given name
Intangible male_given_name Q2529610
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Summary

Carl is a male given name[1]. Carl ranks in the top 3% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carl's instance of is recorded as male given name[3].
  • Carl's writing system is recorded as Latin script[4].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Gustav[5].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Henrik[6].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Heinrich[7].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Heinz[8].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Gustaf[9].
  • Carl is part of Q113502343[10].
  • Carl is part of Carl Gustaf[11].
  • Carl is part of Carl Wilhelm[12].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Wilhelm[13].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Ewert[14].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Gerhard[15].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Detlev[16].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Dieter[17].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Eduard[18].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Ludwig[19].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Axel[20].
  • Carl is part of Carl Christian[21].
  • Carl is part of Carl Fredrik[22].
  • Carl is part of Carl Borromäus[23].
  • Carl is part of Pierre-Carl[24].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Emmanuel[25].
  • Carl is part of Carl-Erik[26].
  • Carl is part of Carl Joseph[27].

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Definition and Type

Carl's instance of is recorded as male given name[3].

Use and Application

Part of include Carl-Gustav[5]; Carl-Henrik[6]; Carl-Heinrich[7], a male given name[28]; Carl-Heinz[8]; Carl-Gustaf[9]; and Q113502343[10].

Why It Matters

Carl ranks in the top 3% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month).[2] Carl has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Carl is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Dansk Navneleksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dansk Navneleksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Patronym or matronym for this name → Carlsdatter, Carlson, Karlsson +8
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Patronym or matronym for this name: Q141670465, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791429341453"
  2. 18d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Patronym or matronym for this name → Carlsdatter, Carlson, Karlsson +8
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Patronym or matronym for this name: Q141586310, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791225304541"
  3. 19d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Patronym or matronym for this name → Carlsdatter, Carlson, Karlsson +8
    Wikipedia languages → ['br', 'commons', 'en', 'is', 'nl', 'no', 'simple', 'sv', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Patronym or matronym for this name: Karlsson, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791108307454"
  4. 27d ago · TherasTaneel · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Carl-Gustav, Carl-Henrik, Carl-Heinrich +59
    Given name version for other gender → Carly, Carla
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Part of: Q141567449"
  5. 9w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name identical to this given name → Carl (Familienname)
    Part of → —
    Part of → Carl-Gustav, Carl-Henrik, Carl-Heinrich +59
    Attested in → frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010, list of the most frequent given names at birth in Rotterdam (1811–1913)
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Part of: Carl Dean"
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