Carol
#2,239 for girls in 2025, 82 births · Last seen for boys in 2009 at #12,491
Given to girls 99.0% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1941 · 24,187 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 44 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 816,928since 1880
Carol over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,239 | 82 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,637 | 66 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,415 | 74 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,277 | 82 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,154 | 87 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,908 | 100 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,816 | 112 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,787 | 114 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,815 | 114 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,660 | 129 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,770 | 118 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,487 | 150 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,616 | 133 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,384 | 168 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,250 | 191 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,495 | 150 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,284 | 189 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #1,130 | 228 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,048 | 250 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #970 | 270 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #758 | 351 | #5,578 | 14 |
| 2004 | #850 | 289 | — | |
| 2003 | #869 | 276 | — | |
| 2002 | #843 | 274 | — | |
| 2001 | #831 | 278 | — | |
| 2000 | #718 | 322 | — | |
| 1999 | #741 | 302 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #657 | 351 | — | |
| 1997 | #606 | 374 | — | |
| 1996 | #565 | 412 | — | |
| 1995 | #525 | 460 | — | |
| 1994 | #495 | 501 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #494 | 506 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #413 | 612 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #384 | 672 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #349 | 762 | #3,779 | 15 |
| 1989 | #338 | 752 | #2,690 | 23 |
| 1988 | #334 | 741 | #2,860 | 19 |
| 1987 | #317 | 763 | #3,201 | 15 |
| 1986 | #310 | 770 | #2,429 | 22 |
| 1985 | #292 | 841 | #3,401 | 13 |
| 1984 | #268 | 906 | #2,706 | 17 |
| 1983 | #251 | 942 | #3,071 | 14 |
| 1982 | #263 | 944 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #238 | 1,044 | #2,898 | 15 |
| 1980 | #232 | 1,105 | #2,367 | 21 |
| 1979 | #225 | 1,163 | #2,669 | 17 |
| 1978 | #204 | 1,264 | #2,669 | 16 |
| 1977 | #198 | 1,348 | #2,556 | 17 |
| 1976 | #171 | 1,492 | #2,601 | 16 |
| 1975 | #150 | 1,784 | #2,751 | 14 |
| 1974 | #139 | 2,038 | #1,983 | 22 |
| 1973 | #121 | 2,457 | #1,871 | 23 |
| 1972 | #109 | 3,010 | #1,535 | 31 |
| 1971 | #92 | 3,857 | #1,597 | 30 |
| 1970 | #71 | 5,064 | #1,699 | 26 |
| 1969 | #56 | 6,138 | #1,221 | 42 |
| 1968 | #49 | 7,078 | #1,165 | 42 |
| 1967 | #47 | 7,491 | #1,132 | 43 |
| 1966 | #48 | 8,259 | #1,131 | 43 |
| 1965 | #42 | 10,097 | #986 | 56 |
| 1964 | #36 | 12,125 | #1,035 | 53 |
| 1963 | #33 | 12,492 | #1,027 | 54 |
| 1962 | #28 | 14,523 | #889 | 74 |
| 1961 | #24 | 16,667 | #859 | 79 |
| 1960 | #23 | 17,463 | #825 | 85 |
| 1959 | #22 | 18,140 | #875 | 76 |
| 1958 | #20 | 19,683 | #902 | 70 |
| 1957 | #18 | 21,898 | #803 | 87 |
| 1956 | #16 | 21,408 | #770 | 92 |
| 1955 | #15 | 22,046 | #829 | 78 |
| 1954 | #15 | 22,247 | #758 | 88 |
| 1953 | #16 | 22,290 | #798 | 80 |
| 1952 | #12 | 24,000 | #681 | 104 |
| 1951 | #11 | 24,781 | #667 | 110 |
| 1950 | #9 | 26,163 | #602 | 129 |
| 1949 | #8 | 26,780 | #590 | 132 |
| 1948 | #8 | 28,977 | #602 | 126 |
| 1947 | #6 | 33,543 | #529 | 163 |
| 1946 | #5 | 34,284 | #485 | 174 |
| 1945 | #5 | 30,389 | #430 | 192 |
| 1944 | #5 | 30,456 | #456 | 177 |
| 1943 | #5 | 31,686 | #406 | 231 |
| 1942 | #5 | 30,272 | #372 | 267 |
| 1941 | #4 | 24,187 | #372 | 243 |
| 1940 | #6 | 21,759 | #361 | 253 |
| 1939 | #6 | 20,166 | #347 | 258 |
| 1938 | #6 | 19,421 | #338 | 269 |
| 1937 | #6 | 17,336 | #324 | 278 |
| 1936 | #10 | 14,520 | #337 | 265 |
| 1935 | #11 | 11,735 | #379 | 206 |
| 1934 | #14 | 10,273 | #346 | 252 |
| 1933 | #20 | 8,220 | #327 | 269 |
| 1932 | #32 | 6,570 | #380 | 218 |
| 1931 | #46 | 4,892 | #352 | 246 |
| 1930 | #54 | 4,598 | #384 | 220 |
| 1929 | #63 | 4,279 | #402 | 210 |
| 1928 | #77 | 3,349 | #426 | 195 |
| 1927 | #106 | 2,643 | #397 | 228 |
| 1926 | #113 | 2,427 | #461 | 170 |
| 1925 | #119 | 2,286 | #504 | 146 |
| 1924 | #132 | 2,094 | #547 | 132 |
| 1923 | #139 | 1,864 | #620 | 105 |
| 1922 | #158 | 1,522 | #543 | 133 |
| 1921 | #166 | 1,374 | #568 | 124 |
| 1920 | #182 | 1,140 | #609 | 107 |
| 1919 | #200 | 932 | #738 | 75 |
| 1918 | #196 | 1,011 | #620 | 98 |
| 1917 | #215 | 798 | #603 | 97 |
| 1916 | #215 | 789 | #585 | 98 |
| 1915 | #243 | 596 | #657 | 78 |
| 1914 | #251 | 437 | #697 | 54 |
| 1913 | #254 | 332 | #818 | 34 |
| 1912 | #247 | 324 | #765 | 32 |
| 1911 | #291 | 181 | #982 | 12 |
| 1910 | #285 | 185 | #822 | 14 |
| 1909 | #302 | 142 | #615 | 19 |
| 1908 | #294 | 146 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #329 | 112 | #815 | 11 |
| 1906 | #339 | 97 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | #351 | 91 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #330 | 98 | — | |
| 1903 | #388 | 67 | #734 | 10 |
| 1902 | #357 | 80 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1901 | #378 | 61 | — | |
| 1900 | #397 | 70 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #361 | 65 | — | |
| 1898 | #390 | 63 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #453 | 42 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #487 | 36 | — | |
| 1895 | #404 | 48 | #978 | 6 |
| 1894 | #516 | 31 | — | |
| 1893 | #500 | 30 | — | |
| 1892 | #503 | 29 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | #524 | 24 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #508 | 26 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #439 | 30 | — | |
| 1888 | #558 | 20 | — | |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 | — | |
| 1886 | #633 | 13 | — | |
| 1885 | #658 | 11 | — | |
| 1884 | #793 | 8 | #971 | 5 |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #679 | 7 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Carol was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Carol is popular in 1946
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#2 · 1 in 28
- Rhode Island#3 · 1 in 28
- New Hampshire#3 · 1 in 28
- Montana#3 · 1 in 29
- Idaho#3 · 1 in 31
Best ever in a state: #1 in Utah, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #2 | 220 | 1 in 28 |
| Idaho | #3 | 167 | 1 in 31 |
| Massachusetts | #3 | 1,391 | 1 in 32 |
| Montana | #3 | 166 | 1 in 29 |
| New Hampshire | #3 | 162 | 1 in 28 |
| Rhode Island | #3 | 253 | 1 in 28 |
| Michigan | #4 | 1,932 | 1 in 32 |
| Minnesota | #4 | 881 | 1 in 34 |
| New Jersey | #4 | 1,410 | 1 in 29 |
| New York | #4 | 3,785 | 1 in 35 |
| Oregon | #4 | 398 | 1 in 32 |
| Pennsylvania | #4 | 3,311 | 1 in 30 |
| South Dakota | #4 | 177 | 1 in 32 |
| Connecticut | #5 | 563 | 1 in 31 |
| Delaware | #5 | 80 | 1 in 34 |
| District of Columbia | #5 | 247 | 1 in 43 |
| Illinois | #5 | 2,317 | 1 in 34 |
| Kansas | #5 | 468 | 1 in 35 |
| Maryland | #5 | 508 | 1 in 41 |
| Nebraska | #5 | 367 | 1 in 32 |
| Ohio | #5 | 2,251 | 1 in 34 |
| Washington | #5 | 627 | 1 in 36 |
| Arizona | #6 | 127 | 1 in 57 |
| Colorado | #6 | 329 | 1 in 39 |
| Hawaii | #6 | 101 | 1 in 47 |
| Iowa | #6 | 642 | 1 in 38 |
| Missouri | #6 | 881 | 1 in 42 |
| Nevada | #6 | 35 | 1 in 27 |
| Utah | #6 | 175 | 1 in 42 |
| Wisconsin | #6 | 985 | 1 in 33 |
| Wyoming | #6 | 55 | 1 in 37 |
| California | #7 | 2,152 | 1 in 46 |
| Alaska | #8 | 15 | 1 in 38 |
| Florida | #8 | 441 | 1 in 55 |
| Indiana | #8 | 934 | 1 in 40 |
| Oklahoma | #8 | 454 | 1 in 48 |
| Vermont | #8 | 89 | 1 in 35 |
| Maine | #10 | 186 | 1 in 45 |
| West Virginia | #11 | 450 | 1 in 49 |
| Louisiana | #13 | 337 | 1 in 90 |
| Texas | #13 | 1,033 | 1 in 80 |
| Virginia | #14 | 446 | 1 in 72 |
| Kentucky | #15 | 470 | 1 in 69 |
| Georgia | #16 | 417 | 1 in 95 |
| Alabama | #18 | 352 | 1 in 101 |
| Arkansas | #18 | 227 | 1 in 93 |
| New Mexico | #18 | 73 | 1 in 100 |
| Tennessee | #19 | 414 | 1 in 87 |
| South Carolina | #22 | 222 | 1 in 116 |
| North Carolina | #24 | 388 | 1 in 120 |
| Mississippi | #28 | 173 | 1 in 153 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Carol
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 398 spots since 2024 (#2,637 → #2,239)
- 331 spots since 2020 (#1,908 → #2,239)
- 469 spots since 2015 (#1,770 → #2,239)
- Biggest jump: 140 spots in 1881 (#679 → #539)
- Biggest drop: 274 spots in 1882 (#539 → #813)
Rise & fade · girls
61 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1941 at #4 (24,187 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 24 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 15 yrs
- Top 10: 15 yrs · run 1936–1950
- Top 100: 44 yrs · run 1928–1971
- Top 1,000: 126 yrs · run 1884–2006
Share of babies · girls
1 in 43
- Highest: 1 in 43 girls born in 1945 were named Carol (2.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 19,601 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #4 in 1941, was only 1 in 50 (2.0%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 35.8% of all girls named Carol (292,333) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 120 | #439 (1889) | #633 |
| 1890s | 394 | #361 (1899) | #465 |
| 1900s | 964 | #294 (1908) | #347 |
| 1910s | 5,585 | #196 (1918) | #240 |
| 1920s | 22,978 | #63 (1929) | #126 |
| 1930s | 117,731 | #6 (1939) | #21 |
| 1940s | 292,333 | #4 (1941) | #6 |
| 1950s | 222,656 | #9 (1950) | #15 |
| 1960s | 112,333 | #23 (1960) | #39 |
| 1970s | 23,477 | #71 (1970) | #148 |
| 1980s | 8,808 | #232 (1980) | #284 |
| 1990s | 4,952 | #349 (1990) | #523 |
| 2000s | 2,727 | #718 (2000) | #930 |
| 2010s | 1,379 | #1,250 (2011) | #1,608 |
| 2020s | 491 | #1,908 (2020) | #2,272 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Carol in 1946
girls
#5
34,284 births · 1 in 46 girls
boys
#485
174 births · 1 in 9,333 boys
Top girls' names in 1946
Top boys' names in 1946
More about 1946
girls
1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 46 of them was named Carol, which outranked 99.9% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Carol
Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 9,333 of them was named Carol, which outranked 87.9% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Carol
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.