Carry vs Carol

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

Name A

Carry

Girl name

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Name B

Carol

Girl name · Rank #2630

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Metric Carry Carol
Current Rank Unranked #2630
Total Births (all years) 1,359 816,838
Peak Year 1975 1946
Peak Year Births 37 34,283
Peak Decade 1970ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carry Carol
1880ss 37 120
1890ss 80 394
1900ss 114 964
1910ss 176 5,585
1920ss 170 22,978
1930ss 92 117,729
1940ss 59 292,330
1950ss 73 222,654
1960ss 114 112,332
1970ss 232 23,476
1980ss 145 8,809
1990ss 54 4,952
2000ss 13 2,727
2010ss — 1,379
2020ss — 409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carry Carol
2014 — 150
2015 — 118
2016 — 129
2017 — 114
2018 — 114
2019 — 112
2020 — 100
2021 — 87
2022 — 82
2023 — 74
2024 — 66

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, 1881–2001.

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