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
Showing
- 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
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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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First appearance
1918
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 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Oklahoma#488 · 1 in 3,530
- Georgia#740 · 1 in 7,766
- Michigan#862 · 1 in 11,501
- Illinois#975 · 1 in 11,811
- Texas#1,111 · 1 in 12,982
Best ever in a state: #131 in South Dakota, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #488 | 5 | 1 in 3,530 |
| Georgia | #740 | 5 | 1 in 7,766 |
| Michigan | #862 | 6 | 1 in 11,501 |
| Illinois | #975 | 7 | 1 in 11,811 |
| Texas | #1,111 | 8 | 1 in 12,982 |
| California | #1,646 | 6 | 1 in 24,733 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 1944 at #492 (214 births)
- Births halved by 1970, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 36 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1934–1968
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,848
- 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
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 22.8% of all girls named Karol (2,215) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1931
- 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 1971
girls
#1,305
83 births · 1 in 20,046 girls
Top girls' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 20,046 of them was named Karol, which outranked 86.5% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Karol
- #1,301Felice84
- #1,301Jasmine84
- #1,301Natalia84
- #1,305Karol83
- #1,305Bethann83
- #1,305Delana83
- #1,305Kyle83
- #1,314Carisa82
- #1,314Deeann82
- #1,314Deshawn82
Tied with 8 names at #1,305; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.