Carmel vs Carol

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

Name A

Carmel

Girl name · Rank #4780

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Name B

Carol

Girl name · Rank #2639

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Metric Carmel Carol
Current Rank #4780 #2639
Total Births (all years) 7,216 816,928
Peak Year 1962 1946
Peak Year Births 155 34,284
Peak Decade 1920s 1940s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1888 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carmel Carol
1880s 5 120
1890s 57 394
1900s 216 964
1910s 794 5,585
1920s 1,218 22,978
1930s 749 117,731
1940s 617 292,333
1950s 985 222,656
1960s 1,028 112,333
1970s 530 23,477
1980s 336 8,808
1990s 209 4,952
2000s 200 2,727
2010s 160 1,379
2020s 112 491

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carmel Carol
2014 21 150
2015 18 118
2016 8 129
2017 20 114
2018 9 114
2019 14 112
2020 13 100
2021 13 87
2022 20 82
2023 12 74
2024 28 66
2025 26 82

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, 1888–2025.

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