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Carol Name Popularity

How popular is the name Carol? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 144 0.0409%
1911 — 138 0.0371%
1912 — 268 0.0531%
1913 — 287 0.0506%
1914 — 393 0.0564%
1915 — 549 0.0604%
1916 — 756 0.0783%
1917 — 767 0.0767%
1918 — 981 0.0914%
1919 — 913 0.0872%
1920 — 1,115 0.1003%
1921 — 1,358 0.1186%
1922 — 1,500 0.1346%
1923 — 1,852 0.1654%
1924 — 2,083 0.1794%
1925 — 2,268 0.2007%
1926 — 2,414 0.2195%
1927 — 2,639 0.2384%
1928 — 3,339 0.3121%
1929 — 4,269 0.4121%
1930 — 4,593 0.4397%
1931 — 4,882 0.4946%
1932 — 6,561 0.6641%
1933 — 8,217 0.882%
1934 — 10,265 1.0619%
1935 — 11,731 1.2072%
1936 — 14,521 1.5074%
1937 — 17,335 1.7592%
1938 — 19,424 1.8974%
1939 — 20,166 1.9825%
1940 — 21,761 2.0473%
1941 — 24,181 2.1485%
1942 — 30,271 2.3972%
1943 — 31,681 2.4268%
1944 — 30,456 2.4574%
1945 — 30,388 2.4917%
1946 — 34,284 2.3234%
1947 — 33,538 2.0092%
1948 — 28,979 1.8153%
1949 — 26,782 1.6649%
1950 — 26,165 1.625%
1951 — 24,780 1.4615%
1952 — 23,991 1.3744%
1953 — 22,286 1.2592%
1954 — 22,249 1.2171%
1955 — 22,042 1.1983%
1956 — 21,402 1.1332%
1957 — 21,902 1.1382%
1958 — 19,685 1.0416%
1959 — 18,129 0.9542%
1960 — 17,460 0.9215%
1961 — 16,668 0.8829%
1962 — 14,520 0.7909%
1963 — 12,493 0.696%
1964 — 12,127 0.6889%
1965 — 10,101 0.6177%
1966 — 8,259 0.529%
1967 — 7,489 0.4935%
1968 — 7,078 0.4714%
1969 — 6,140 0.3985%
1970 — 5,063 0.3181%
1971 — 3,853 0.2564%
1972 — 3,002 0.2204%
1973 — 2,448 0.1888%
1974 — 2,020 0.1554%
1975 — 1,771 0.1378%
1976 — 1,474 0.1144%
1977 — 1,322 0.0981%
1978 — 1,241 0.0923%
1979 — 1,144 0.0811%
1980 — 1,075 0.0735%
1981 — 1,019 0.0693%
1982 — 919 0.0615%
1983 — 920 0.0623%
1984 — 881 0.0592%
1985 — 808 0.0532%
1986 — 739 0.049%
1987 — 733 0.048%
1988 — 705 0.0452%
1989 — 728 0.0451%
1990 — 726 0.0438%
1991 — 627 0.0385%
1992 — 580 0.0363%
1993 — 456 0.0292%
1994 — 457 0.0298%
1995 — 429 0.0285%
1996 — 359 0.024%
1997 — 330 0.0223%
1998 — 312 0.0208%
1999 — 262 0.0175%
2000 — 273 0.0179%
2001 — 236 0.0157%
2002 — 215 0.0143%
2003 — 223 0.0147%
2004 — 224 0.0147%
2005 — 311 0.0203%
2006 — 213 0.0136%
2007 — 199 0.0126%
2008 — 159 0.0103%
2009 — 127 0.0085%
2010 — 88 0.0061%
2011 — 131 0.0092%
2012 — 109 0.0076%
2013 — 83 0.0058%
2014 — 97 0.0067%
2015 — 62 0.0043%
2016 — 75 0.0052%
2017 — 64 0.0046%
2018 — 51 0.0037%
2019 — 50 0.0037%
2020 — 44 0.0035%
2021 — 16 0.0013%
2022 — 37 0.0028%
2023 — 28 0.0022%

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Names Like Carol

If you like Carol, you’ll love these other names like Carol.


What names are variants of Carol?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Carol.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Carel

Free man

German

Carely

Free man

German

Carey

Love

Gaelic

Cari

Love

Gaelic

Cariel

Free man

German

Carilis

Free man

German

Carla

Free man

German

Carleen

Free man

Latin

Carlene

Free man

German

Carley

Free man

Latin

Carlin

Little champion

Gaelic

Carlina

Free man

German

Carline

Free man

Latin

Carlita

Free man

Latin

Carlota

Free man

Italian

Carlotta

The Italian equivalent of Charlotte, the feminine form of Charles, meaning “full-grown manhood.”

Italian

Carly

Free man

Latin

Carlyn

Free man

German

Carlynn

Free man

German

Carlynne

Free man

German

Caro

Free man

German

Carola

Free man

German

Carolann

Free man

German

Carole

Free man

German

Carolee

Free man

German

Carolena

Free man

German

Carolin

Free man

German

Carolina

Free man

German

Carolinda

Free man

German

Caroline

Free woman

French

Caroll

Free man

German

Caroly

Free man

German

Carolyn

Free man

German

Carolynn

Free man

German

Carolynne

Free man

German

Carri

Free man; pure

Greek

Carrie

Free man

German

Carrol

Free man

German

Carrola

Free man

German

Carroll

Free man

German

Carrolyn

Free man

German

Carry

Beloved; friend; free man

Latin

Cary

Love; free man

German

Caryl

Free man

German

Caryle

Free man

German

Caryll

Free man

German

Charla

Free man

German

Charleen

Free man

German

Charlena

Free man

German

Charlene

Free man

German

Charlotta

Free man

German

Charlotte

Free man

French

Charmain

Free man; charm

German

Charmaine

Charm

French

Charmian

Delight

Greek

Charmion

Free man; charm

German

Charyl

Free man; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherlyn

Free man; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cheryl

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Ina

“The symbol of femininity,” in allusion to the Latin feminine suffix ina, as in regina, Christina, etc.

Karel

Free man

German

Kari

Free man; pure

Greek

Karla

Free man

German

Karleen

English

Karli

Free man

Slavic

Karlie

Free man

Slavic

Karlina

Free man

Slavic

Karlinka

Free man

Slavic

Karlote

Free man

German

Karlotta

German

Karol

Form of Carol

Hungarian

Karole

Free man

Hungarian

Karolina

Free man

Slavic

Karryl

Free man

German

Karryll

Free man

German

Karyl

Free man

German

Karyll

Free man

German

Kerril

Free man

German

Kerryl

Free man

German

Keryl

Free man

German

Lola

The sorrows

Spanish

Loleta

Free man

German

Lolita

A variant spelling of Loleta.

Spanish

Lotta

Free man

German

Lotte

Free man

German

Lotti

Free man

German

Lottie

A variant spelling of Lotty.

French

Sharleen

Free man

German

Sharlene

Free man

German

Sharline

Free man

German

Sharmain

Free man; charm

German


What names sound like Carol?

If you like how Carol sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Carol.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Carle

Free man

German

Carli

Free man

Latin

Carlla

Free man

German

Coral

“The sentry,” in allusion to the belief of the ancients that a coral talisman served as a warning against the approach of evil spirits.

Latin


What names are similar to Carol?

Find a name that’s like Carol, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Callie

Beautiful one

Greek

Kallie

Alternative spelling of Kali

English


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