Given name
Karel
male
Gender
4. 11.
Name day
117 617
Bearers (2011)
Distribution by municipality and region
All bearers by municipality (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011).
Map · distribution of given name Karel — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 14 507 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 14 266 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 11 949 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 11 602 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 10 066 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 9 445 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 8 524 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 6 633 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 5 932 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 5 840 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 287 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 5 000 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 4 513 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 053 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 14 266 |
| 2 | Brno | 3 928 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 2 764 |
| 4 | Plzeň | 2 526 |
| 5 | České Budějovice | 2 025 |
| 6 | Kladno | 1 685 |
| 7 | Teplice | 1 490 |
| 8 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 488 |
| 9 | Olomouc | 1 434 |
| 10 | Černošice | 1 429 |
| 11 | Liberec | 1 384 |
| 12 | Jihlava | 1 324 |
| 13 | Hradec Králové | 1 305 |
| 14 | Znojmo | 1 300 |
| 15 | Třebíč | 1 164 |
| 16 | Karlovy Vary | 1 137 |
| 17 | Pardubice | 1 130 |
| 18 | Tábor | 1 100 |
| 19 | Sokolov | 1 086 |
| 20 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 071 |
| 21 | Klatovy | 1 040 |
| 22 | Frýdek-Místek | 1 007 |
| 23 | Děčín | 981 |
| 24 | Chomutov | 975 |
| 25 | Zlín | 959 |
Popularity over time
Rank among the most common newborn names (1 = most popular). Years 2016–2019 (dashed) track children born in January, the rest the whole year; years 2012–2015 are missing and for 2020–2021 the ČSÚ released only the TOP 10 (so rarer names are missing).
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv)