Carroll

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #8,921
Given to boys 85.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1934 · 874 births
Debut · boys
26 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
35,431
since 1880

Carroll over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #517, 1943peak #164, 1934girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025——
2024——
2023—#8,9218
2022#15,3065—
2021—#7,08911
2020——
2019—#8,2159
2018—#8,8198
2017#14,1246#12,2465
2016—#7,60510
2015—#8,0409
2014—#10,7176
2013—#5,65915
2012—#6,30613
2011—#9,6007
2010—#8,1399
2009—#8,3109
2008—#8,3249
2007#17,6365#8,9158
2006—#5,30316
2005#16,4625#8,2998
2004—#6,13812
2003—#5,03515
2002—#6,52210
2001—#5,14214
2000—#5,58812
1999—#4,16217
1998#7,53212#4,41315
1997#9,0179#3,16023
1996#9,5818#3,67818
1995#9,5538#2,55629
1994#6,67213#3,10922
1993#10,5887#2,69726
1992#6,00815#2,30332
1991#8,5889#2,29531
1990#5,28617#1,73046
1989#8,7618#1,56751
1988#11,7985#1,55347
1987#5,31214#1,53446
1986#6,61210#1,38551
1985#3,00830#1,22860
1984#5,22213#1,38247
1983#6,7059#1,06769
1982#3,78021#1,12466
1981#5,25413#1,11167
1980#4,97814#1,02278
1979#3,54122#1,04471
1978#2,68031#1,10962
1977#3,48621#90488
1976#3,18822#89785
1975#4,14115#86193
1974#3,42619#81398
1973#2,26734#737118
1972#2,97622#692134
1971#2,47730#688145
1970#1,90445#672148
1969#1,87144#633156
1968#1,70847#575172
1967#1,70245#548184
1966#1,48855#563183
1965#1,59549#575177
1964#1,44361#550205
1963#1,47857#492263
1962#1,40762#517233
1961#1,42861#486264
1960#1,14790#480273
1959#1,30667#457305
1958#1,16483#465284
1957#1,10989#399378
1956#1,04396#377392
1955#1,10681#361403
1954#1,01194#346428
1953#97496#337426
1952#93099#322486
1951#831116#306514
1950#755131#285554
1949#692148#260623
1948#622177#269606
1947#663160#255670
1946#601172#229683
1945#573163#213647
1944#544176#208706
1943#517208#195825
1942#536191#200788
1941#549163#188783
1940#550156#190755
1939#580133#179788
1938#544157#175827
1937#565144#178779
1936#554138#172789
1935#597119#172810
1934#665102#164874
1933#646103#174773
1932#71590#173816
1931#74980#179750
1930#74488#181757
1929#83572#192707
1928#90266#208655
1927#90468#202694
1926#84376#193738
1925#1,00855#189731
1924#99958#207669
1923#91264#196700
1922#1,02254#228589
1921#1,07250#204669
1920#1,20640#212607
1919#90261#228530
1918#90063#231521
1917#96452#202563
1916#1,16737#205541
1915#1,19033#206527
1914#1,05932#211382
1913#1,00329#230264
1912#2,1448#213256
1911#1,24114#240113
1910#1,42111#25689
1909#1,05215#23587
1908#1,08414#24277
1907#1,8216#24472
1906—#25062
1905—#22872
1904#1,00113#22370
1903—#23360
1902—#25652
1901—#25446
1900—#24469
1899#1,5965#21660
1898—#24551
1897#1,2637#22258
1896#1,5835#25550
1895—#22361
1894—#25646
1893—#24650
1892—#25748
1891—#30829
1890—#27041
1889—#29433
1888—#28937
1887—#27634
1886—#33625
1885—#33226
1884—#36024
1883—#29431
1882—#30732
1881—#34822
1880—#33426
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Carroll was already there! It came in at #334, and was given to 26 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2020, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Carroll is popular in 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedAKMaine: #54 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 225 boysMEVermont: #66 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 293 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #242 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,037 boysMNIllinois: #236 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,482 boysILWisconsin: #176 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,307 boysWIMichigan: #210 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,821 boysMINew York: #350 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,986 boysNYMassachusetts: #199 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,327 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedRIOregon: #139 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 839 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #174 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 967 boysSDIowa: #120 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 631 boysIAIndiana: #150 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,063 boysINOhio: #224 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,399 boysOHPennsylvania: #225 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,979 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #308 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,091 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedUTColorado: #120 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 621 boysCONebraska: #170 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,134 boysNEMissouri: #229 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,784 boysMOKentucky: #249 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,774 boysKYWest Virginia: #188 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,275 boysWVVirginia: #150 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,001 boysVAMaryland: #54 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 280 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNMKansas: #164 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,052 boysKSArkansas: #317 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,316 boysARTennessee: #295 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,736 boysTNNorth Carolina: #352 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,256 boysNCSouth Carolina: #217 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,612 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #82 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 449 boysDCOklahoma: #291 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,183 boysOKLouisiana: #264 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,722 boysLAMississippi: #306 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,543 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedALGeorgia: #456 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,873 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedHITexas: #252 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,517 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#54 · 1 in 225
  2. Maryland#54 · 1 in 280
  3. Vermont#66 · 1 in 293
  4. District of Columbia#82 · 1 in 449
  5. Colorado#120 · 1 in 621

Best ever in a state: #40 in Maine, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#54251 in 225
Maryland#54421 in 280
Vermont#6681 in 293
District of Columbia#8261 in 449
Colorado#120121 in 621
Iowa#120321 in 631
Oregon#13961 in 839
Indiana#150221 in 1,063
Virginia#150221 in 1,001
Kansas#164141 in 1,052
Nebraska#170101 in 1,134
South Dakota#17461 in 967
Wisconsin#176171 in 1,307
West Virginia#188111 in 1,275
Massachusetts#199141 in 2,327
Michigan#210181 in 1,821
South Carolina#217121 in 1,612
Ohio#224201 in 2,399
Pennsylvania#225291 in 2,979
Missouri#229151 in 1,784
Illinois#236221 in 2,482
Minnesota#242101 in 2,037
Kentucky#249131 in 1,774
Texas#252281 in 1,517
Louisiana#264101 in 1,722
Oklahoma#29191 in 2,183
Tennessee#29581 in 2,736
Mississippi#30671 in 2,543
California#30871 in 3,091
Arkansas#31771 in 2,316
New York#350151 in 5,986
North Carolina#35291 in 3,256
Georgia#45661 in 4,873
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Florida———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Utah———
Washington———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Carroll
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
  • Biggest jump: 60 spots in 1887 (#336 → #276)
  • Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1978 (#904 → #1,109)
Rise & fade · boys
54 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1934 at #164 (874 births)
  • Births halved by 1953, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 98 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 98 yrs · run 1880–1977
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,181
  • Highest: 1 in 1,181 boys born in 1934 were named Carroll (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 213,822 boys born in 2023 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
  • 22.5% of all boys named Carroll (7,963) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2023
  • Mostly girls until 2022, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s290#276 (1887)#317
1890s494#216 (1899)#250
1900s667#223 (1904)#241
1910s3,786#202 (1917)#222
1920s6,759#189 (1925)#203
1930s7,963#164 (1934)#175
1940s7,086#188 (1941)#221
1950s4,170#285 (1950)#366
1960s2,110#480 (1960)#542
1970s1,042#672 (1970)#842
1980s582#1,022 (1980)#1,297
1990s259#1,730 (1990)#3,010
2000s113#5,035 (2003)#6,758
2010s91#5,659 (2013)#8,535
2020s19#7,089 (2021)#8,005

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Carroll in 1918

girls
#900
63 births · 1 in 18,375 girls
boys
#231
521 births · 1 in 1,945 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #900Carroll63

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #231Carroll521
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 18,375 of them was named Carroll, which outranked 83.9% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carroll
  1. #894Gay64
  2. #894Jamie64
  3. #894Onie64
  4. #900Carroll63
  5. #900Aida63
  6. #900Aldona63
  7. #900Dottie63
  8. #910Corrie62
  9. #910Francine62
  10. #910Leo62

Tied with 9 names at #900; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,945 of them was named Carroll, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carroll
  1. #228Loren524
  2. #229Amos523
  3. #229Eldon523
  4. #231Carroll521
  5. #232Wendell519
  6. #233Erwin512
  7. #234Seymour511
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1918 →