Carole vs Carol

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

Name A

Carole

Girl name

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Name B

Carol

Girl name · Rank #2639

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Metric Carole Carol
Current Rank Unranked #2639
Total Births (all years) 110,688 816,928
Peak Year 1942 1946
Peak Year Births 8,407 34,284
Peak Decade 1940s 1940s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1901 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carole Carol
1880s - 120
1890s - 394
1900s 18 964
1910s 492 5,585
1920s 2,004 22,978
1930s 26,768 117,731
1940s 50,303 292,333
1950s 16,535 222,656
1960s 10,566 112,333
1970s 2,209 23,477
1980s 941 8,808
1990s 522 4,952
2000s 210 2,727
2010s 95 1,379
2020s 25 491

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carole Carol
2014 11 150
2015 10 118
2016 11 129
2017 8 114
2018 10 114
2019 11 112
2020 7 100
2021 - 87
2022 - 82
2023 9 74
2024 - 66
2025 9 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, 1901–2025.

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