Unisex name · since 1890
Carrol
6,067 babies named Carrol in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,575 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 6,067
- born since 1890
- 1930s
- peak decade
6,067 boys have been named Carrol since 1890, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrol has been recorded 6,067 times among boys since 1890, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1989.
- #1,575 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 6,067 born since 1890
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrol ranks #1,575 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,067 born since 1890, peaking in the 1930s.
- #1,575 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 6,067
- born since 1890
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carrol's 6,067 recorded births place it above 96.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Carrol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carrol splits its recorded history at 1941: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 191 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carrol popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1989
- Peak year (1930)
- 191
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Carrol popularity over time - girls
4,252 total births recorded since 1907 (Carrol as girls' name)
Carrol by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (1,705 births, 28% of the file).
1930s was Carrol's strongest decade.
1,705 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Carrol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 34
1890s
34 births
- 1900s 83
1900s
83 births
- 1910s
1910s
725 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,465 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,705 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,204 births
- 1950s 481
1950s
481 births
- 1960s 208
1960s
208 births
- 1970s 111
1970s
111 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 1,705 births (28% of all-time use).
How Carrol compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Carrol's total volume
Carrol by state
Where Carrol concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 636 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 345 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 308 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 282 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 209 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 205 | 3.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 190 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 178 | 2.9% |
636 of 6,067 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Carrol appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carrol's data
- Carrol's decade-level peak was the 1930s (1,705 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Carrols (636 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Carrol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1890–1989 (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 Carrol 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.