Carole vs Carrie

Side-by-side comparison of Carole and Carrie — 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

Carrie

Girl name · Rank #3040

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Metric Carole Carrie
Current Rank Unranked #3040
Total Births (all years) 110,677 266,286
Peak Year 1942 1977
Peak Year Births 8,407 8,661
Peak Decade 1940ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1901 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carole Carrie
1880ss — 12,514
1890ss — 14,276
1900ss 18 13,140
1910ss 492 18,067
1920ss 2,004 19,127
1930ss 26,768 12,525
1940ss 50,303 10,974
1950ss 16,535 16,179
1960ss 10,564 31,171
1970ss 2,209 66,827
1980ss 941 36,081
1990ss 522 10,314
2000ss 210 3,322
2010ss 95 1,421
2020ss 16 348

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carole Carrie
2014 11 150
2015 10 126
2016 11 143
2017 8 130
2018 10 115
2019 11 93
2020 7 82
2021 — 77
2022 — 68
2023 9 68
2024 — 53

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, 1901–2023.

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