Carole
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · Last seen for boys in 1961 at #3,356
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1942 · 8,407 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 13 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 110,688since 1901
Carole 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 | #10,107 | 9 | — | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | — | |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | — | |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | — | |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | — | |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | — | |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | — | |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | — | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | — | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | — | |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | — | |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,742 | 16 | — | |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | — | |
| 2006 | #7,142 | 17 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,800 | 21 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,969 | 20 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,805 | 36 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,179 | 30 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,564 | 26 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 24 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,895 | 30 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,914 | 29 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,776 | 44 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,591 | 48 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,788 | 43 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,323 | 56 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,451 | 51 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,576 | 48 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,766 | 81 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,617 | 92 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,965 | 65 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,533 | 87 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,446 | 90 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,669 | 70 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,373 | 94 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,303 | 95 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,194 | 108 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,277 | 100 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,148 | 118 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,176 | 114 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,074 | 128 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,025 | 133 | — | |
| 1977 | #932 | 150 | — | |
| 1976 | #924 | 140 | — | |
| 1975 | #754 | 189 | — | |
| 1974 | #741 | 192 | — | |
| 1973 | #682 | 219 | — | |
| 1972 | #569 | 289 | — | |
| 1971 | #528 | 347 | — | |
| 1970 | #480 | 422 | — | |
| 1969 | #414 | 532 | — | |
| 1968 | #363 | 612 | — | |
| 1967 | #329 | 703 | — | |
| 1966 | #322 | 756 | — | |
| 1965 | #299 | 897 | — | |
| 1964 | #263 | 1,164 | — | |
| 1963 | #260 | 1,152 | — | |
| 1962 | #232 | 1,382 | — | |
| 1961 | #205 | 1,679 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #203 | 1,689 | — | |
| 1959 | #223 | 1,416 | — | |
| 1958 | #211 | 1,510 | — | |
| 1957 | #207 | 1,610 | — | |
| 1956 | #214 | 1,418 | — | |
| 1955 | #213 | 1,426 | — | |
| 1954 | #203 | 1,507 | — | |
| 1953 | #188 | 1,635 | — | |
| 1952 | #170 | 1,836 | — | |
| 1951 | #159 | 1,959 | — | |
| 1950 | #140 | 2,218 | — | |
| 1949 | #118 | 2,764 | — | |
| 1948 | #106 | 3,313 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #102 | 3,826 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #72 | 4,621 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #51 | 4,842 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #43 | 6,268 | #1,683 | 17 |
| 1943 | #42 | 6,506 | #1,308 | 28 |
| 1942 | #35 | 8,407 | #1,214 | 33 |
| 1941 | #48 | 4,966 | #1,485 | 21 |
| 1940 | #49 | 4,790 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #47 | 4,679 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1938 | #46 | 4,616 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #56 | 4,198 | #1,576 | 19 |
| 1936 | #73 | 3,199 | #2,184 | 11 |
| 1935 | #93 | 2,680 | #1,929 | 14 |
| 1934 | #89 | 2,655 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #107 | 2,149 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #151 | 1,317 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #212 | 850 | — | |
| 1930 | #321 | 425 | — | |
| 1929 | #373 | 326 | — | |
| 1928 | #428 | 250 | — | |
| 1927 | #477 | 213 | — | |
| 1926 | #488 | 204 | — | |
| 1925 | #466 | 218 | — | |
| 1924 | #487 | 204 | — | |
| 1923 | #518 | 184 | — | |
| 1922 | #569 | 159 | — | |
| 1921 | #608 | 143 | — | |
| 1920 | #715 | 103 | — | |
| 1919 | #778 | 82 | — | |
| 1918 | #743 | 92 | — | |
| 1917 | #762 | 82 | — | |
| 1916 | #824 | 67 | — | |
| 1915 | #934 | 50 | — | |
| 1914 | #878 | 44 | — | |
| 1913 | #961 | 31 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,032 | 25 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
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| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
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| 1888 | — | — | ||
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| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Carole! It came in at #1,679, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1908, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Carole is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#96 · 1 in 351
- Massachusetts#123 · 1 in 636
- Delaware#129 · 1 in 511
- New Hampshire#135 · 1 in 625
- Maryland#141 · 1 in 659
Best ever in a state: #17 in Maryland, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #96 | 10 | 1 in 351 |
| Massachusetts | #123 | 85 | 1 in 636 |
| Delaware | #129 | 9 | 1 in 511 |
| New Hampshire | #135 | 9 | 1 in 625 |
| Maryland | #141 | 46 | 1 in 659 |
| Pennsylvania | #144 | 161 | 1 in 690 |
| Maine | #145 | 16 | 1 in 629 |
| Rhode Island | #152 | 10 | 1 in 823 |
| District of Columbia | #158 | 19 | 1 in 696 |
| New Jersey | #171 | 68 | 1 in 864 |
| Connecticut | #182 | 25 | 1 in 982 |
| New York | #185 | 173 | 1 in 971 |
| Michigan | #186 | 89 | 1 in 976 |
| Illinois | #188 | 111 | 1 in 961 |
| West Virginia | #197 | 15 | 1 in 1,121 |
| Oklahoma | #200 | 22 | 1 in 948 |
| Washington | #200 | 30 | 1 in 927 |
| California | #203 | 175 | 1 in 1,001 |
| Wisconsin | #209 | 30 | 1 in 1,473 |
| Minnesota | #211 | 29 | 1 in 1,332 |
| South Carolina | #214 | 24 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Ohio | #218 | 76 | 1 in 1,372 |
| Iowa | #222 | 22 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Florida | #223 | 40 | 1 in 1,252 |
| Virginia | #226 | 30 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Indiana | #231 | 35 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Tennessee | #232 | 25 | 1 in 1,448 |
| Kentucky | #238 | 21 | 1 in 1,519 |
| Georgia | #243 | 31 | 1 in 1,437 |
| Nebraska | #244 | 10 | 1 in 1,479 |
| South Dakota | #247 | 5 | 1 in 1,414 |
| Colorado | #249 | 15 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Missouri | #253 | 25 | 1 in 1,772 |
| Idaho | #257 | 5 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Montana | #257 | 5 | 1 in 1,296 |
| Alabama | #263 | 22 | 1 in 1,562 |
| Kansas | #319 | 9 | 1 in 2,258 |
| Texas | #320 | 55 | 1 in 2,032 |
| North Carolina | #326 | 20 | 1 in 2,439 |
| New Mexico | #328 | 7 | 1 in 1,708 |
| Arkansas | #337 | 8 | 1 in 2,186 |
| Arizona | #341 | 8 | 1 in 1,919 |
| Utah | #345 | 5 | 1 in 2,120 |
| Oregon | #357 | 6 | 1 in 2,595 |
| Mississippi | #395 | 9 | 1 in 2,758 |
| Louisiana | #406 | 13 | 1 in 2,926 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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 Carole
- 2,035 spots since 2020 (#12,142 → #10,107)
- 41 spots since 2015 (#10,148 → #10,107)
- Biggest jump: 110 spots in 1916 (#934 → #824)
- Biggest drop: 170 spots in 1976 (#754 → #924)
- Debuted 1901
- Peaked 1942 at #35 (8,407 births)
- Births halved by 1947, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1934–1946
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1913–1977
- Highest: 1 in 161 girls born in 1942 were named Carole (0.62%)
- Latest: 1 in 178,585 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 45.4% of all girls named Carole (50,303) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 18 | #1,152 (1909) | #1,416 |
| 1910s | 492 | #743 (1918) | #1,009 |
| 1920s | 2,004 | #373 (1929) | #513 |
| 1930s | 26,768 | #46 (1938) | #120 |
| 1940s | 50,303 | #35 (1942) | #67 |
| 1950s | 16,535 | #140 (1950) | #193 |
| 1960s | 10,566 | #203 (1960) | #289 |
| 1970s | 2,209 | #480 (1970) | #771 |
| 1980s | 941 | #1,148 (1981) | #1,408 |
| 1990s | 522 | #1,617 (1990) | #2,670 |
| 2000s | 210 | #3,805 (2003) | #6,605 |
| 2010s | 95 | #8,580 (2013) | #11,037 |
| 2020s | 25 | #10,107 (2025) | #10,854 |
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.
Carole in 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 1,202 of them was named Carole, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 303,456 of them was named Carole, which outranked 27.9% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,097Zeferino8
- #3,097Zeno8
- #3,097Zimbalist8
- #3,356Carole7
- #3,356Adelbert7
- #3,356Adonis7
- #3,356Alanzo7
- #3,652Abundio6
- #3,652Adelaido6
- #3,652Adriano6
Tied with 295 names at #3,356; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.