How Many People Are Named Carol?
people named Carol are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 650 people in the US has this name
Based on 825,584 babies named Carol in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
34,458 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Carol, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 96% of the babies were girls then and 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Carol alive today is about 71 years old, and 87% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 65 and 79 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Carol first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1946, to 34,458 babies. In 2025, 82 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Carol reached #4 among girls' names in 1941, and was in the top 10 for 15 years, 1936 to 1950. In 2025 it ranked #2,242.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,242 |
| Best rank | #4 (1941) |
| Years in the top 10 | 15 |
| Years in the top 100 | 44 (1928 to 1971) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Carol alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Carol were born in New York than in any other state: about 53,613 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Carol was given 1.5 times as often in South Dakota, 1.5 times in Wisconsin and 1.4 times in Minnesota.
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