Karol
#3,389 for girls in 2025, 45 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #10,821
Given to girls 87.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1944 · 214 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 9,694since 1918
Karol over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #3,389 | 45 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,695 | 41 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,789 | 61 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #2,856 | 59 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,112 | 52 | #7,587 | 10 |
| 2020 | #2,931 | 55 | #7,034 | 11 |
| 2019 | #2,451 | 72 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #3,497 | 44 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #4,066 | 36 | #6,060 | 14 |
| 2016 | #3,588 | 43 | #4,943 | 19 |
| 2015 | #2,685 | 66 | #5,058 | 18 |
| 2014 | #2,371 | 77 | #3,787 | 27 |
| 2013 | #2,661 | 66 | #4,064 | 24 |
| 2012 | #1,629 | 132 | #3,450 | 31 |
| 2011 | #1,968 | 100 | #3,046 | 37 |
| 2010 | #2,405 | 78 | #3,531 | 30 |
| 2009 | #2,090 | 97 | #2,991 | 39 |
| 2008 | #2,253 | 87 | #2,515 | 50 |
| 2007 | #1,537 | 149 | #2,139 | 63 |
| 2006 | #1,574 | 137 | #1,877 | 72 |
| 2005 | #818 | 316 | #1,201 | 132 |
| 2004 | #2,742 | 59 | #4,602 | 18 |
| 2003 | #3,946 | 34 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #3,241 | 43 | #4,919 | 15 |
| 2001 | #3,417 | 39 | #5,142 | 14 |
| 2000 | #2,940 | 48 | #5,588 | 12 |
| 1999 | #2,935 | 45 | #4,537 | 15 |
| 1998 | #3,301 | 37 | #4,873 | 13 |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #2,849 | 42 | #3,830 | 17 |
| 1995 | #3,422 | 32 | #4,791 | 12 |
| 1994 | #3,536 | 31 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #3,422 | 32 | #3,661 | 17 |
| 1992 | #4,088 | 25 | #4,327 | 13 |
| 1991 | #3,159 | 35 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #2,799 | 41 | #3,779 | 15 |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 | #4,527 | 11 |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1987 | #3,524 | 25 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #3,890 | 21 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #3,726 | 21 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #2,721 | 32 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #4,025 | 19 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #3,625 | 22 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,651 | 35 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #2,860 | 30 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1978 | #2,516 | 34 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,909 | 27 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,334 | 35 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,357 | 34 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,133 | 38 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,666 | 54 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #1,655 | 54 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,305 | 83 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,168 | 99 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,042 | 110 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #920 | 126 | — | |
| 1967 | #857 | 139 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #785 | 157 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #741 | 181 | — | |
| 1964 | #695 | 220 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #746 | 190 | — | |
| 1962 | #724 | 203 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #697 | 226 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #679 | 224 | — | |
| 1959 | #626 | 253 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #617 | 256 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #621 | 251 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #676 | 203 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #634 | 214 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #633 | 207 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #650 | 190 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #565 | 236 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #598 | 205 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #597 | 200 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #607 | 184 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #541 | 232 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #528 | 250 | #1,850 | 17 |
| 1946 | #538 | 216 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #504 | 211 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #492 | 214 | #1,890 | 14 |
| 1943 | #557 | 184 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #563 | 172 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #567 | 151 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1940 | #592 | 137 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #648 | 112 | #1,636 | 17 |
| 1938 | #674 | 104 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #726 | 86 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #757 | 79 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #984 | 49 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #955 | 52 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1933 | #1,140 | 38 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #1,754 | 20 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #2,473 | 12 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #1,980 | 17 |
| 1920 | — | #2,336 | 13 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,511 | 11 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #2,073 | 15 |
| 1917 | — | #1,643 | 20 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,698 | 18 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,782 | 16 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,271 | 9 | |
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| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Karol! It came in at #4,809, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1920, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Karol is popular in 1952
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Michigan#317 · 1 in 3,232
- Iowa#324 · 1 in 3,555
- Minnesota#332 · 1 in 3,919
- Massachusetts#355 · 1 in 6,040
- Oklahoma#384 · 1 in 3,580
Best ever in a state: #131 in South Dakota, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | #317 | 25 | 1 in 3,232 |
| Iowa | #324 | 8 | 1 in 3,555 |
| Minnesota | #332 | 9 | 1 in 3,919 |
| Massachusetts | #355 | 8 | 1 in 6,040 |
| Oklahoma | #384 | 6 | 1 in 3,580 |
| Wisconsin | #390 | 7 | 1 in 5,725 |
| Kansas | #392 | 5 | 1 in 4,120 |
| Indiana | #402 | 9 | 1 in 5,176 |
| Pennsylvania | #445 | 16 | 1 in 6,942 |
| Ohio | #470 | 13 | 1 in 7,307 |
| California | #483 | 24 | 1 in 5,473 |
| Illinois | #506 | 12 | 1 in 7,834 |
| Alabama | #526 | 5 | 1 in 7,365 |
| Georgia | #594 | 5 | 1 in 8,809 |
| Texas | #601 | 16 | 1 in 6,659 |
| New York | #910 | 7 | 1 in 22,062 |
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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 Karol
- 306 spots since 2024 (#3,695 → #3,389)
- 458 spots since 2020 (#2,931 → #3,389)
- 704 spots since 2015 (#2,685 → #3,389)
- Biggest jump: 1,924 spots in 2005 (#2,742 → #818)
- Biggest drop: 756 spots in 2006 (#818 → #1,574)
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 1944 at #492 (214 births)
- Births halved by 1970, 26 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1934–1968
- Highest: 1 in 5,848 girls born in 2005 were named Karol (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 35,717 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #492 in 1944, was only 1 in 6,202 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.8% of all girls named Karol (2,215) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1930, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,809 (1918) | #4,809 |
| 1920s | 65 | #2,737 (1929) | #3,615 |
| 1930s | 569 | #648 (1939) | #1,206 |
| 1940s | 1,951 | #492 (1944) | #549 |
| 1950s | 2,215 | #565 (1952) | #622 |
| 1960s | 1,776 | #679 (1960) | #789 |
| 1970s | 488 | #1,168 (1970) | #2,090 |
| 1980s | 239 | #2,651 (1980) | #3,671 |
| 1990s | 350 | #2,799 (1990) | #3,323 |
| 2000s | 1,009 | #818 (2005) | #2,456 |
| 2010s | 714 | #1,629 (2012) | #2,732 |
| 2020s | 313 | #2,789 (2023) | #3,129 |
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.
Karol in 1952
Top girls' names in 1952
Top boys' names in 1952
More about 1952
girls
1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 7,857 of them was named Karol, which outranked 91.2% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 161,969 of them was named Karol, which outranked 47.1% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,153Williard13
- #2,153Yvonne13
- #2,153Zeno13
- #2,251Karol12
- #2,251Ahmed12
- #2,251Alois12
- #2,251Andra12
- #2,376Adrien11
- #2,376Alvan11
- #2,376Andreas11
Tied with 124 names at #2,251; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.