Carletta vs Carol

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

Name A

Carletta

Girl name

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Name B

Carol

Girl name · Rank #2630

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Metric Carletta Carol
Current Rank Unranked #2630
Total Births (all years) 3,060 816,838
Peak Year 1970 1946
Peak Year Births 98 34,283
Peak Decade 1960ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carletta Carol
1880ss — 120
1890ss — 394
1900ss — 964
1910ss 48 5,585
1920ss 114 22,978
1930ss 163 117,729
1940ss 313 292,330
1950ss 620 222,654
1960ss 625 112,332
1970ss 623 23,476
1980ss 351 8,809
1990ss 157 4,952
2000ss 41 2,727
2010ss — 1,379
2020ss 5 409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carletta Carol
2014 — 150
2015 — 118
2016 — 129
2017 — 114
2018 — 114
2019 — 112
2020 — 100
2021 — 87
2022 5 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, 1914–2022.

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