Girls' name · since 1935
Carrole
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Carrole, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1935
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carrole is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 51 have been recorded since 1935.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrole has been recorded 51 times among girls since 1935, 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 1935 to 1948.
- #34,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1935
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrole ranks #34,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1935, peaking in the 1940s.
- #34,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1935
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carrole's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carrole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carrole's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1937 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carrole popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1948
- Peak year (1937)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Carrole by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (32 births, 63% of the file).
1940s was Carrole's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Carrole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 32 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carrole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1935–1948 (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 Carrole 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.