Carin vs Carol

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

Name A

Carin

Girl name

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Name B

Carol

Girl name · Rank #2630

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Metric Carin Carol
Current Rank Unranked #2630
Total Births (all years) 4,516 816,838
Peak Year 1970 1946
Peak Year Births 175 34,283
Peak Decade 1970ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1939 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carin Carol
1880ss — 120
1890ss — 394
1900ss — 964
1910ss — 5,585
1920ss — 22,978
1930ss 5 117,729
1940ss 218 292,330
1950ss 593 222,654
1960ss 1,107 112,332
1970ss 1,394 23,476
1980ss 724 8,809
1990ss 300 4,952
2000ss 138 2,727
2010ss 37 1,379
2020ss — 409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carin Carol
2014 8 150
2015 5 118
2016 6 129
2017 — 114
2018 — 114
2019 — 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, 1939–2016.

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