Carrol vs Carl

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

Name A

Carrol

Boy name

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Name B

Carl

Boy name · Rank #1032

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Metric Carrol Carl
Current Rank Unranked #1032
Total Births (all years) 6,067 504,635
Peak Year 1930 1956
Peak Year Births 191 8,314
Peak Decade 1930ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carrol Carl
1880ss — 5,227
1890ss 34 8,047
1900ss 83 9,865
1910ss 725 48,454
1920ss 1,465 69,851
1930ss 1,705 66,757
1940ss 1,204 72,739
1950ss 481 78,754
1960ss 208 60,785
1970ss 111 31,370
1980ss 51 25,472
1990ss — 14,695
2000ss — 7,197
2010ss — 4,223
2020ss — 1,199

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carrol Carl
2014 — 436
2015 — 457
2016 — 445
2017 — 415
2018 — 343
2019 — 319
2020 — 286
2021 — 245
2022 — 220
2023 — 233
2024 — 215

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, 1890–1989.

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