How Many People Are Named Carola?
people named Carola are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 501,150 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,170 babies named Carola in Social Security records from 1894 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
29 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of CAROLUS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Carola in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Carola alive today is about 54 years old, and 51% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 40 and 72 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Carola first appears in the records in 1894 and was given most often in 1961, to 29 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1894 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Carola has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,073, in 1894. In 2025 it ranked #11,129.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,129 |
| Best rank | #1,073 (1894) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,719 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Carola alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Carola were born in California than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.
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