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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #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 1931

  • 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 · 26 births · 1 in 242 boysMEVermont: #77 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 360 boysVTNew Hampshire: #98 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 600 boysNHWashington: #188 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,543 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #188 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,168 boysNDMinnesota: #142 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 996 boysMNIllinois: #182 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,497 boysILWisconsin: #193 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,962 boysWIMichigan: #233 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,596 boysMINew York: #343 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,443 boysNYMassachusetts: #178 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,479 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #159 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 796 boysSDIowa: #105 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 499 boysIAIndiana: #187 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,703 boysINOhio: #182 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,714 boysOHPennsylvania: #195 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,389 boysPANew Jersey: #218 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,389 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #298 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,031 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedUTColorado: #189 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,212 boysCONebraska: #170 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,032 boysNEMissouri: #145 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 970 boysMOKentucky: #155 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 990 boysKYWest Virginia: #141 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 810 boysWVVirginia: #90 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 491 boysVAMaryland: #53 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 270 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #207 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 910 boysNMKansas: #177 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,197 boysKSArkansas: #144 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 781 boysARTennessee: #171 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,351 boysTNNorth Carolina: #130 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 703 boysNCSouth Carolina: #140 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 821 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #166 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 902 boysOKLouisiana: #177 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 921 boysLAMississippi: #213 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,510 boysMSAlabama: #291 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,579 boysALGeorgia: #218 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,820 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedHITexas: #198 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,062 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#53 · 1 in 270
  2. Maine#54 · 1 in 242
  3. Vermont#77 · 1 in 360
  4. Virginia#90 · 1 in 491
  5. New Hampshire#98 · 1 in 600

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#53431 in 270
Maine#54261 in 242
Vermont#7771 in 360
Virginia#90431 in 491
New Hampshire#9851 in 600
Iowa#105381 in 499
North Carolina#130451 in 703
South Carolina#140201 in 821
West Virginia#141201 in 810
Minnesota#142201 in 996
Arkansas#144211 in 781
Missouri#145281 in 970
Kentucky#155251 in 990
South Dakota#15971 in 796
Oklahoma#166241 in 902
Nebraska#170111 in 1,032
Tennessee#171181 in 1,351
Kansas#177121 in 1,197
Louisiana#177201 in 921
Massachusetts#178121 in 2,479
Illinois#182361 in 1,497
Ohio#182281 in 1,714
Indiana#187141 in 1,703
North Dakota#18851 in 1,168
Washington#18861 in 1,543
Colorado#18971 in 1,212
Wisconsin#193121 in 1,962
Pennsylvania#195321 in 2,389
Texas#198521 in 1,062
New Mexico#20751 in 910
Mississippi#213121 in 1,510
Georgia#218151 in 1,820
New Jersey#21881 in 3,389
Michigan#233151 in 2,596
Alabama#291101 in 2,579
California#298121 in 3,031
New York#343141 in 6,443
Alaska———
Arizona———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Florida———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Montana———
Nevada———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
Utah———
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 1931

girls
#749
80 births · 1 in 13,309 girls
boys
#179
750 births · 1 in 1,386 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #749Carroll80

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #179Carroll750
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 13,309 of them was named Carroll, which outranked 85.0% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carroll
  1. #743Vergie82
  2. #743Zola82
  3. #748Adela81
  4. #749Carroll80
  5. #750Almeda79
  6. #750Cecil79
  7. #750Georgene79
Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

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

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 1,386 of them was named Carroll, which outranked 95.9% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carroll
  1. #176Salvatore765
  2. #177Archie758
  3. #178Bobbie751
  4. #179Carroll750
  5. #180Juan744
  6. #181Otis730
  7. #182Alex727
Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

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

See the top 100 for 1931 →