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 #2639

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Metric Carry Carol
Current Rank Unranked #2639
Total Births (all years) 1,359 816,928
Peak Year 1975 1946
Peak Year Births 37 34,284
Peak Decade 1970s 1940s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carry Carol
1880s 37 120
1890s 80 394
1900s 114 964
1910s 176 5,585
1920s 170 22,978
1930s 92 117,731
1940s 59 292,333
1950s 73 222,656
1960s 114 112,333
1970s 232 23,477
1980s 145 8,808
1990s 54 4,952
2000s 13 2,727
2010s - 1,379
2020s - 491

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
2025 - 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, 1881–2001.

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