Girls' name · since 1924
Carolle
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 188 babies named Carolle, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,446 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1924
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carolle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 188 have been recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolle has been recorded 188 times among girls since 1924, 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 1924 to 1963.
- #20,446 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 188 born since 1924
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolle ranks #20,446 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1924, peaking in the 1940s.
- #20,446 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1924
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carolle's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carolle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carolle's full recorded timeline at 1945, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carolle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1963
- Peak year (1942)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Carolle by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (93 births, 49% of the file).
1940s was Carolle's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Carolle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 93 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carolle's data
- Carolle's decade-level peak was the 1940s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Carolle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1924–1963 (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 Carolle 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.