Meaning A variant of the names 'Carlisle' and 'Carlton', 'Carl' means 'free man'. Origin of Carl German +-100%Zoom level changed to 1 Popular Middle Names Edward, Anthony, David, Eugene, Gerard, Gregory, Jack, James, Jason, Jesse Pronunciation 🔊 Listen Carl KAARL Similar Names Charly Carlson Charlton Charleson Charleston Chick Carlton Frantz Karl Frisco Year by Year Popularity of Carl