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 #3013

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Metric Carole Carrie
Current Rank Unranked #3013
Total Births (all years) 110,688 266,350
Peak Year 1942 1977
Peak Year Births 8,407 8,661
Peak Decade 1940s 1970s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1901 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carole Carrie
1880s - 12,514
1890s - 14,276
1900s 18 13,140
1910s 492 18,067
1920s 2,004 19,127
1930s 26,768 12,525
1940s 50,303 10,973
1950s 16,535 16,179
1960s 10,566 31,173
1970s 2,209 66,825
1980s 941 36,079
1990s 522 10,315
2000s 210 3,323
2010s 95 1,421
2020s 25 413

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 83
2021 - 77
2022 - 68
2023 9 68
2024 - 54
2025 9 63

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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