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United States name statistics

Carol in United States

Estimated bearers

391,990

Country rank

#119

Per 100k

118

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 1.0%Female 99.0%

Carol popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Carol, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 7
  2. 1881: 10
  3. 1882: 6
  4. 1884: 13
  5. 1885: 11
  6. 1886: 13
  7. 1887: 15
  8. 1888: 20
  9. 1889: 30
  10. 1890: 31
  11. 1891: 30
  12. 1892: 35
  13. 1893: 30
  14. 1894: 31
  15. 1895: 54
  16. 1896: 36
  17. 1897: 49
  18. 1898: 68
  19. 1899: 65
  20. 1900: 76
  21. 1901: 61
  22. 1902: 86
  23. 1903: 77
  24. 1904: 98
  25. 1905: 97
  26. 1906: 104
  27. 1907: 123
  28. 1908: 153
  29. 1909: 161
  30. 1910: 199
  31. 1911: 193
  32. 1912: 356
  33. 1913: 366
  34. 1914: 491
  35. 1915: 674
  36. 1916: 887
  37. 1917: 895
  38. 1918: 1,109
  39. 1919: 1,007
  40. 1920: 1,247
  41. 1921: 1,498
  42. 1922: 1,655
  43. 1923: 1,969
  44. 1924: 2,226
  45. 1925: 2,432
  46. 1926: 2,597
  47. 1927: 2,871
  48. 1928: 3,544
  49. 1929: 4,489
  50. 1930: 4,818
  51. 1931: 5,138
  52. 1932: 6,788
  53. 1933: 8,489
  54. 1934: 11k
  55. 1935: 12k
  56. 1936: 15k
  57. 1937: 18k
  58. 1938: 20k
  59. 1939: 20k
  60. 1940: 22k
  61. 1941: 24k
  62. 1942: 31k
  63. 1943: 32k
  64. 1944: 31k
  65. 1945: 31k
  66. 1946: 34k
  67. 1947: 34k
  68. 1948: 29k
  69. 1949: 27k
  70. 1950: 26k
  71. 1951: 25k
  72. 1952: 24k
  73. 1953: 22k
  74. 1954: 22k
  75. 1955: 22k
  76. 1956: 22k
  77. 1957: 22k
  78. 1958: 20k
  79. 1959: 18k
  80. 1960: 18k
  81. 1961: 17k
  82. 1962: 15k
  83. 1963: 13k
  84. 1964: 12k
  85. 1965: 10k
  86. 1966: 8,302
  87. 1967: 7,534
  88. 1968: 7,120
  89. 1969: 6,180
  90. 1970: 5,090
  91. 1971: 3,887
  92. 1972: 3,041
  93. 1973: 2,480
  94. 1974: 2,060
  95. 1975: 1,798
  96. 1976: 1,508
  97. 1977: 1,365
  98. 1978: 1,280
  99. 1979: 1,180
  100. 1980: 1,126
  101. 1981: 1,059
  102. 1982: 958
  103. 1983: 956
  104. 1984: 923
  105. 1985: 854
  106. 1986: 792
  107. 1987: 778
  108. 1988: 760
  109. 1989: 775
  110. 1990: 777
  111. 1991: 682
  112. 1992: 623
  113. 1993: 513
  114. 1994: 513
  115. 1995: 460
  116. 1996: 412
  117. 1997: 374
  118. 1998: 351
  119. 1999: 307
  120. 2000: 322
  121. 2001: 278
  122. 2002: 274
  123. 2003: 276
  124. 2004: 289
  125. 2005: 365
  126. 2006: 275
  127. 2007: 259
  128. 2008: 228
  129. 2009: 194
  130. 2010: 150
  131. 2011: 191
  132. 2012: 168
  133. 2013: 133
  134. 2014: 150
  135. 2015: 118
  136. 2016: 129
  137. 2017: 114
  138. 2018: 114
  139. 2019: 112
  140. 2020: 100
  141. 2021: 87
  142. 2022: 82
  143. 2023: 74
  144. 2024: 66
  145. 2025: 82

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Carol in United States?

An estimated 391,990 people in United States are named Carol. That works out to 1 in 847 residents.

Is Carol a common name in United States?

Carol ranks #119 among first names in United States.