How Many People Are Named Karol?
people named Karol are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 39,150 people in the US has this name
Based on 11,131 babies named Karol in Social Security records from 1911 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
448 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Polish, Slovak and Slovene form of KARL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Karol, 88.4% were girls and 11.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Karol rose from 36.5% in the 1920s to 92.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Karol alive today is about 49 years old, and 50% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 20 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Karol first appears in the records in 1911 and was given most often in 2005, to 448 babies. In 2025, 45 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1911 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Karol has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #493, in 1944. In 2025 it ranked #3,425. Among boys, its best rank was #1,205, in 2005.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,425 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #493 (1944) | #1,205 (2005) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #617 in the 1950s | #2,629 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Karol alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Karol were born in California than in any other state: about 1,049 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Karol was given 2.8 times as often in Iowa, 2 times in Illinois and 1.9 times in California.
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