Carol

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Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Carol is a unisex given name in English, although in contemporary usage it is more commonly used for women. It is a variant of the English Charles, Germanic Carl, and Latin Carolus. Spelling variations include Carroll, Caryl, and Carole.

From Wikipedia

Carol first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 31 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 54 babies (rank #474 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Carol

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Carol yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

649
Total babies (all years)
31
Years in the data
54
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199154#474
199234#664
199345#553
199426#728
199537#625
199631#714
199721#917
199816#1,106
199925#829
200024#839
200119#1,015
200223#883
200317#1,137
200422#974
200523#974
200625#945
200715#1,435
200816#1,399
200924#1,059
201013#1,705
201112#1,749
201213#1,682
201319#1,252
201410#2,025
201510#1,998
201610#2,027
20178#2,437
201811#1,884
201918#1,336
202014#1,578
20228#2,370