Unisex name · since 1918
Caroll
1,302 babies named Caroll in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,273 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,302
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
1,302 girls have been named Caroll since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caroll has been recorded 1,302 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2005.
- #6,273 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,302 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caroll ranks #6,273 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,302 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,273 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,302
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Caroll's 1,302 recorded births place it above 91.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Caroll's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caroll's full recorded timeline at 1952, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caroll popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2005
- Peak year (1946)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Caroll popularity over time - boys
776 total births recorded since 1912 (Caroll as boys' name)
Caroll by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (481 births, 37% of the file).
1940s was Caroll's strongest decade.
481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Caroll births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s 70
1920s
70 births
- 1930s
1930s
238 births
- 1940s
1940s
481 births
- 1950s
1950s
245 births
- 1960s 146
1960s
146 births
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 481 births (37% of all-time use).
How Caroll compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caroll's total volume
Caroll by state
Where Caroll concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 67 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
67 of 1,302 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Caroll appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caroll's data
- Caroll's decade-level peak was the 1940s (481 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carolls (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caroll: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~87 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caroll draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.