Carol

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

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 1880 and has been recorded in 144 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1946 with 34,283 babies (rank #5 that year). In 2024 it was given to 66 girls (rank #2,631). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

825,494

Total babies (all years)

144

Years in the data

34,283

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Carol

Carol I of Romaniaart collector · b. 1839
Carol Burnettfilm actor · b. 1933
Carol II of Romaniaphilatelist · b. 1893
Carol Channingvoice actor · b. 1921
Carol Reeddirector · b. 1906

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	7	#685
1881	10	#543
1882	6	#827
1884	8	#800
1885	11	#661
1886	13	#638
1887	15	#590
1888	20	#561
1889	30	#443
1890	26	#510
1891	24	#526
1892	29	#504
1893	30	#503
1894	31	#519
1895	48	#404
1896	36	#490
1897	42	#455
1898	63	#391
1899	65	#361
1900	70	#397
1901	61	#378
1902	80	#357
1903	67	#389
1904	98	#330
1905	91	#351
1906	97	#339
1907	112	#329
1908	146	#294
1909	142	#302
1910	185	#285
1911	181	#291
1912	324	#247
1913	332	#254
1914	437	#251
1915	596	#243
1916	789	#215
1917	798	#215
1918	1,011	#196
1919	932	#200
1920	1,140	#182
1921	1,374	#166
1922	1,522	#158
1923	1,864	#139
1924	2,094	#132
1925	2,286	#119
1926	2,427	#113
1927	2,643	#106
1928	3,349	#77
1929	4,279	#63
1930	4,598	#54
1931	4,891	#46
1932	6,570	#32
1933	8,220	#20
1934	10,274	#14
1935	11,734	#11
1936	14,519	#10
1937	17,336	#6
1938	19,421	#6
1939	20,166	#6
1940	21,759	#6
1941	24,187	#4
1942	30,271	#5
1943	31,685	#5
1944	30,456	#5
1945	30,388	#5
1946	34,283	#5
1947	33,543	#6
1948	28,977	#8
1949	26,781	#8
1950	26,163	#9
1951	24,781	#11
1952	23,999	#12
1953	22,291	#16
1954	22,247	#15
1955	22,047	#15
1956	21,407	#16
1957	21,898	#18
1958	19,684	#20
1959	18,137	#22
1960	17,463	#23
1961	16,668	#24
1962	14,523	#28
1963	12,492	#33
1964	12,125	#36
1965	10,096	#42
1966	8,259	#48
1967	7,490	#47
1968	7,078	#49
1969	6,138	#56
1970	5,063	#71
1971	3,859	#92
1972	3,009	#109
1973	2,457	#121
1974	2,038	#139
1975	1,785	#150
1976	1,492	#171
1977	1,346	#198
1978	1,264	#205
1979	1,163	#225
1980	1,105	#232
1981	1,044	#238
1982	945	#263
1983	942	#251
1984	906	#268
1985	841	#292
1986	770	#310
1987	763	#318
1988	741	#333
1989	752	#338
1990	762	#349
1991	672	#384
1992	612	#413
1993	506	#494
1994	501	#495
1995	460	#525
1996	412	#565
1997	374	#607
1998	351	#658
1999	302	#741
2000	322	#719
2001	278	#831
2002	274	#845
2003	276	#871
2004	289	#851
2005	351	#758
2006	270	#972
2007	250	#1,048
2008	228	#1,130
2009	189	#1,285
2010	150	#1,495
2011	191	#1,251
2012	168	#1,385
2013	133	#1,617
2014	150	#1,489
2015	118	#1,770
2016	129	#1,662
2017	114	#1,816
2018	114	#1,790
2019	112	#1,818
2020	100	#1,911
2021	87	#2,154
2022	82	#2,275
2023	74	#2,422
2024	66	#2,631