Cari vs Carol

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

Name A

Cari

Girl name · Rank #5809

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Name B

Carol

Girl name · Rank #2630

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Metric Cari Carol
Current Rank #5809 #2630
Total Births (all years) 12,747 816,838
Peak Year 1976 1946
Peak Year Births 541 34,283
Peak Decade 1970ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1941 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cari Carol
1880ss — 120
1890ss — 394
1900ss — 964
1910ss — 5,585
1920ss — 22,978
1930ss — 117,729
1940ss 21 292,330
1950ss 547 222,654
1960ss 2,756 112,332
1970ss 4,432 23,476
1980ss 3,068 8,809
1990ss 1,260 4,952
2000ss 259 2,727
2010ss 252 1,379
2020ss 152 409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cari Carol
2014 21 150
2015 26 118
2016 21 129
2017 27 114
2018 27 114
2019 22 112
2020 30 100
2021 36 87
2022 38 82
2023 27 74
2024 21 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, 1941–2024.

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