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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedAKMaine: #63 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 287 boysMEVermont: #80 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 368 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNHWashington: #289 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,024 boysWAIdaho: 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: #221 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,657 boysMNIllinois: #234 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,918 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedWIMichigan: #312 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,329 boysMINew York: #414 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 10,878 boysNYMassachusetts: #216 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,550 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: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedSDIowa: #127 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 797 boysIAIndiana: #233 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,852 boysINOhio: #208 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,515 boysOHPennsylvania: #302 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,835 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #324 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,092 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedCONebraska: #183 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,256 boysNEMissouri: #188 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,651 boysMOKentucky: #115 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 673 boysKYWest Virginia: #177 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,261 boysWVVirginia: #100 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 518 boysVAMaryland: #73 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 385 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: #191 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,467 boysKSArkansas: #109 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 513 boysARTennessee: #149 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 972 boysTNNorth Carolina: #123 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 751 boysNCSouth Carolina: #110 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 611 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #191 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,943 boysDCOklahoma: #164 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,026 boysOKLouisiana: #136 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 714 boysLAMississippi: #195 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,379 boysMSAlabama: #473 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,854 boysALGeorgia: #193 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,529 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedHITexas: #178 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 974 boysTXFlorida: #247 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,182 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#63 · 1 in 287
  2. Maryland#73 · 1 in 385
  3. Vermont#80 · 1 in 368
  4. Virginia#100 · 1 in 518
  5. Arkansas#109 · 1 in 513

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#63281 in 287
Maryland#73511 in 385
Vermont#8081 in 368
Virginia#100591 in 518
Arkansas#109411 in 513
South Carolina#110401 in 611
Kentucky#115441 in 673
North Carolina#123581 in 751
Iowa#127281 in 797
Louisiana#136381 in 714
Tennessee#149341 in 972
Oklahoma#164221 in 1,026
West Virginia#177161 in 1,261
Texas#178801 in 974
Nebraska#18391 in 1,256
Missouri#188211 in 1,651
District of Columbia#19151 in 1,943
Kansas#191111 in 1,467
Georgia#193241 in 1,529
Mississippi#195181 in 1,379
Ohio#208271 in 2,515
Massachusetts#21691 in 4,550
Minnesota#221101 in 2,657
Indiana#233121 in 2,852
Illinois#234251 in 2,918
Florida#247101 in 2,182
Washington#28951 in 4,024
Pennsylvania#302161 in 5,835
Michigan#312111 in 5,329
California#324201 in 4,092
New York#414111 in 10,878
Alabama#47351 in 6,854
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Oregon———
Rhode Island———
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Utah———
Wisconsin———
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 1943

girls
#517
208 births · 1 in 6,708 girls
boys
#195
825 births · 1 in 1,730 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #517Carroll208

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #195Carroll825
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 6,708 of them was named Carroll, which outranked 90.4% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carroll
  1. #513Winnie210
  2. #515Aileen209
  3. #515Helena209
  4. #517Carroll208
  5. #517Elma208
  6. #519Ladonna207
  7. #519Maryjane207
  8. #519Sherrill207

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 1,730 of them was named Carroll, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carroll
  1. #192Ben835
  2. #192Juan835
  3. #194Garry830
  4. #195Carroll825
  5. #196Guy823
  6. #197Matthew822
  7. #198Kent813
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943 →