Carroll

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 14% girls / 86% boys

Origin: English

Carroll first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 142 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1934 with 874 babies (rank #164 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Carroll

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.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.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

41,347

Total babies (all years)

142

Years in the data

874

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Carroll

Carroll Bakerfilm actor · b. 1931
Carroll Shelbycar designer · b. 1923
Carroll O'Connorfilm actor · b. 1924

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	26	#336
1881	22	#349
1882	32	#308
1883	31	#294
1884	24	#362
1885	26	#333
1886	25	#338
1887	34	#277
1888	37	#289
1889	33	#294
1890	41	#270
1891	29	#312
1892	48	#258
1893	50	#246
1894	46	#257
1895	61	#223
1896	50	#256
1897	58	#225
1898	51	#246
1899	60	#216
1900	69	#244
1901	46	#254
1902	52	#256
1903	60	#233
1904	70	#223
1905	72	#228
1906	62	#250
1907	72	#244
1908	77	#243
1909	87	#235
1910	89	#258
1911	113	#240
1912	256	#213
1913	264	#230
1914	382	#211
1915	527	#207
1916	541	#205
1917	563	#202
1918	521	#231
1919	530	#228
1920	607	#212
1921	669	#204
1922	589	#228
1923	700	#196
1924	669	#207
1925	731	#189
1926	738	#193
1927	694	#202
1928	655	#208
1929	707	#192
1930	757	#181
1931	750	#179
1932	816	#173
1933	773	#174
1934	874	#164
1935	810	#172
1936	789	#172
1937	779	#178
1938	827	#176
1939	788	#179
1940	755	#190
1941	783	#188
1942	788	#200
1943	825	#195
1944	706	#208
1945	647	#213
1946	683	#228
1947	670	#255
1948	606	#269
1949	623	#260
1950	554	#285
1951	514	#306
1952	486	#322
1953	426	#337
1954	428	#346
1955	403	#361
1956	392	#377
1957	378	#399
1958	284	#465
1959	305	#457
1960	273	#480
1961	264	#486
1962	233	#517
1963	263	#492
1964	205	#550
1965	177	#575
1966	183	#563
1967	184	#548
1968	172	#575
1969	156	#634
1970	148	#674
1971	145	#688
1972	134	#694
1973	118	#737
1974	98	#813
1975	93	#861
1976	85	#900
1977	88	#906
1978	62	#1,113
1979	71	#1,048
1980	78	#1,023
1981	67	#1,111
1982	66	#1,124
1983	69	#1,067
1984	47	#1,385
1985	60	#1,231
1986	51	#1,387
1987	46	#1,541
1988	47	#1,556
1989	51	#1,569
1990	46	#1,732
1991	31	#2,301
1992	32	#2,315
1993	26	#2,718
1994	22	#3,121
1995	29	#2,563
1996	18	#3,699
1997	23	#3,171
1998	15	#4,443
1999	17	#4,182
2000	12	#5,626
2001	14	#5,169
2002	10	#6,604
2003	15	#5,073
2004	12	#6,198
2005	8	#8,413
2006	16	#5,343
2007	8	#9,044
2008	9	#8,419
2009	9	#8,406
2010	9	#8,251
2011	7	#9,782
2012	13	#6,370
2013	15	#5,705
2014	6	#10,939
2015	9	#8,148
2016	10	#7,690
2017	5	#12,599
2018	8	#8,960
2019	9	#8,320
2021	11	#7,174
2023	8	#9,050