Carole

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Portuguese

Carole first appears in the data in 1901 and has been recorded in 114 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1942 with 8,407 babies (rank #35 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Carole

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.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.

110,941

Total babies (all years)

114

Years in the data

8,407

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Carole

Carole Lombardfilm actor · b. 1908
Carole Bouquetfilm actor · b. 1957
Carole Landisfilm actor · b. 1919

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1901	5	#1,716
1909	13	#1,159
1910	9	#1,651
1911	10	#1,556
1912	25	#1,034
1913	31	#962
1914	44	#879
1915	50	#935
1916	67	#825
1917	82	#763
1918	92	#743
1919	82	#779
1920	103	#715
1921	143	#608
1922	159	#569
1923	184	#518
1924	204	#487
1925	218	#466
1926	204	#488
1927	213	#477
1928	250	#428
1929	326	#373
1930	425	#321
1931	850	#212
1932	1,317	#151
1933	2,149	#107
1934	2,655	#89
1935	2,680	#93
1936	3,199	#73
1937	4,198	#56
1938	4,616	#46
1939	4,679	#47
1940	4,790	#49
1941	4,966	#48
1942	8,407	#35
1943	6,506	#42
1944	6,268	#43
1945	4,842	#51
1946	4,621	#72
1947	3,826	#102
1948	3,313	#106
1949	2,764	#118
1950	2,218	#140
1951	1,959	#159
1952	1,836	#170
1953	1,635	#188
1954	1,507	#203
1955	1,426	#213
1956	1,418	#214
1957	1,610	#207
1958	1,510	#212
1959	1,416	#223
1960	1,689	#203
1961	1,678	#205
1962	1,382	#232
1963	1,152	#260
1964	1,164	#263
1965	897	#299
1966	755	#322
1967	703	#329
1968	612	#363
1969	532	#414
1970	422	#480
1971	347	#528
1972	289	#570
1973	219	#684
1974	192	#742
1975	189	#754
1976	140	#927
1977	150	#932
1978	133	#1,025
1979	128	#1,075
1980	114	#1,177
1981	118	#1,148
1982	100	#1,280
1983	108	#1,195
1984	95	#1,304
1985	94	#1,374
1986	70	#1,671
1987	90	#1,448
1988	87	#1,533
1989	65	#1,967
1990	92	#1,621
1991	81	#1,768
1992	48	#2,579
1993	51	#2,457
1994	56	#2,325
1995	43	#2,794
1996	48	#2,594
1997	44	#2,782
1998	29	#3,934
1999	30	#3,905
2000	24	#4,816
2001	26	#4,587
2002	30	#4,202
2003	36	#3,814
2004	20	#6,019
2005	21	#5,848
2006	17	#7,217
2007	8	#12,904
2008	16	#7,819
2009	12	#9,509
2010	10	#10,573
2011	5	#17,286
2012	6	#15,346
2013	13	#8,688
2014	11	#9,677
2015	10	#10,283
2016	11	#9,533
2017	8	#11,862
2018	10	#9,964
2019	11	#9,237
2020	7	#12,391
2023	9	#10,463