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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Tennessee#229 · 1 in 1,378
- Maryland#234 · 1 in 1,442
- New York#237 · 1 in 1,447
- Arkansas#249 · 1 in 1,552
- New Mexico#251 · 1 in 1,184
Best ever in a state: #1 in Utah, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #229 | 20 | 1 in 1,378 |
| Maryland | #234 | 17 | 1 in 1,442 |
| New York | #237 | 75 | 1 in 1,447 |
| Arkansas | #249 | 8 | 1 in 1,552 |
| New Mexico | #251 | 8 | 1 in 1,184 |
| Oregon | #253 | 11 | 1 in 1,396 |
| Massachusetts | #256 | 21 | 1 in 1,671 |
| Connecticut | #258 | 10 | 1 in 1,733 |
| District of Columbia | #260 | 5 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Florida | #263 | 40 | 1 in 1,661 |
| Oklahoma | #265 | 13 | 1 in 1,445 |
| South Carolina | #269 | 11 | 1 in 1,610 |
| Illinois | #275 | 40 | 1 in 1,773 |
| Missouri | #276 | 17 | 1 in 1,847 |
| Georgia | #284 | 21 | 1 in 1,794 |
| Virginia | #285 | 19 | 1 in 1,775 |
| Iowa | #290 | 8 | 1 in 1,994 |
| Alabama | #295 | 12 | 1 in 1,778 |
| Louisiana | #295 | 17 | 1 in 1,659 |
| Texas | #300 | 72 | 1 in 1,829 |
| Pennsylvania | #304 | 32 | 1 in 2,148 |
| California | #313 | 120 | 1 in 1,731 |
| Indiana | #320 | 14 | 1 in 2,347 |
| North Carolina | #328 | 16 | 1 in 2,222 |
| New Jersey | #346 | 17 | 1 in 2,470 |
| Ohio | #362 | 24 | 1 in 2,831 |
| Colorado | #377 | 9 | 1 in 2,426 |
| Washington | #384 | 11 | 1 in 2,473 |
| Michigan | #389 | 18 | 1 in 3,140 |
| Mississippi | #392 | 6 | 1 in 2,292 |
| Kentucky | #422 | 6 | 1 in 3,492 |
| Arizona | #423 | 9 | 1 in 2,603 |
| Wisconsin | #456 | 7 | 1 in 4,239 |
| Minnesota | #491 | 6 | 1 in 4,612 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1941 at #4 (24,187 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 24 yrs later
- Top 10: 15 yrs · run 1936–1950
- Top 100: 44 yrs · run 1928–1971
- Top 1,000: 126 yrs · run 1884–2006
- 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
- 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 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,228 of them was named Carol, which outranked 97.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 83,705 of them was named Carol, which outranked 69.0% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,360Wendy23
- #2,360Wesly23
- #2,360Zev23
- #2,429Carol22
- #2,429Alek22
- #2,429Alen22
- #2,429Armen22
- #2,510Abe21
- #2,510Adison21
- #2,510Aleksander21
Tied with 80 names at #2,429; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.