Boys' name · since 1967
Carols
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 129 babies named Carols, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,736 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carols sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 129 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carols has been recorded 129 times among boys since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1993.
- #15,736 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 129 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carols ranks #15,736 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,736 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Carols's 129 recorded births place it above 65.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Carols's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carols splits its recorded history at 1984: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carols popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1993
- Peak year (1987)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Carols by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (77 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Carols's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Carols births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 77 births (60% of all-time use).
Carols by state
Where Carols concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 8 | 6.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 3.9% |
8 of 129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Carols's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 1990s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Carolss (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carols: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1967–1993 (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 Carols 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.