Carol

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Carol is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 825,494 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 816,838 as girls and 8,656 as boys. Carol gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1946 and has since declined significantly. It is the #61 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 66
2023 74
2022 82
2021 87
2020 100
2019 112
2018 114
2017 114
2016 129
2015 118
2014 150
2013 133
2012 168
2011 191
2010 150
2009 194
2008 228
2007 259
2006 275
2005 365
2004 289
2003 276
2002 274
2001 278
2000 322
1999 307
1998 351
1997 374
1996 412
1995 460
1994 513
1993 513
1992 623
1991 682
1990 777
1989 775
1988 760
1987 778
1986 792
1985 854
1984 923
1983 956
1982 959
1981 1,059
1980 1,126
1979 1,180
1978 1,280
1977 1,363
1976 1,508
1975 1,799
1974 2,060
1973 2,480
1972 3,040
1971 3,889
1970 5,089
1969 6,180
1968 7,120
1967 7,533
1966 8,302
1965 10,152
1964 12,178
1963 12,546
1962 14,597
1961 16,747
1960 17,548
1959 18,213
1958 19,754
1957 21,985
1956 21,499
1955 22,125
1954 22,335
1953 22,371
1952 24,103
1951 24,891
1950 26,292
1949 26,913
1948 29,103
1947 33,706
1946 34,457
1945 30,580
1944 30,633
1943 31,916
1942 30,538
1941 24,430
1940 22,012
1939 20,424
1938 19,690
1937 17,614
1936 14,784
1935 11,940
1934 10,526
1933 8,489
1932 6,788
1931 5,137
1930 4,818
1929 4,489
1928 3,544
1927 2,871
1926 2,597
1925 2,432
1924 2,226
1923 1,969
1922 1,655
1921 1,498
1920 1,247
1919 1,007
1918 1,109
1917 895
1916 887
1915 674
1914 491
1913 366
1912 356
1911 193
1910 199
1909 161
1908 153
1907 123
1906 104
1905 97
1904 98
1903 77
1902 86
1901 61
1900 76
1899 65
1898 68
1897 49
1896 36
1895 54
1894 31
1893 30
1892 35
1891 30
1890 31
1889 30
1888 20
1887 15
1886 13
1885 11
1884 13
1882 6
1881 10
1880 7