Caren vs Carol

Side-by-side comparison of Caren and Carol — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Caren

Girl name

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Name B

Carol

Girl name · Rank #2630

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Metric Caren Carol
Current Rank Unranked #2630
Total Births (all years) 9,560 816,838
Peak Year 1957 1946
Peak Year Births 388 34,283
Peak Decade 1950ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1925 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Caren Carol
1880ss — 120
1890ss — 394
1900ss — 964
1910ss — 5,585
1920ss 5 22,978
1930ss 51 117,729
1940ss 1,201 292,330
1950ss 2,683 222,654
1960ss 2,450 112,332
1970ss 1,470 23,476
1980ss 699 8,809
1990ss 450 4,952
2000ss 428 2,727
2010ss 123 1,379
2020ss — 409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Caren Carol
2014 8 150
2015 6 118
2016 14 129
2017 11 114
2018 8 114
2019 6 112
2020 — 100
2021 — 87
2022 — 82
2023 — 74
2024 — 66

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1925–2019.

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