Recorded 1935–1948 Girls' name Peak 1937 51 births

Carrole — girls' name

51 babies named Carrole in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s191940s32
1940s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Carrole was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

9 babies were named Carrole in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carrole

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Carrole between 1935 and 1948, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carrole currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carrole performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Carrole shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carrole in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carrole at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

51

Since 1935

14 years of records

Peak year

1937

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1935

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1948

Carrole popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1935

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1937)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Carrole by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
32 births that decade — 63% of Carrole's all-time total
1930s191940s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carrole?
51 babies have been named Carrole since 1935. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1937 with 9 births.
When was Carrole most popular?
Carrole was most popular in the 1940s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Carrole been used?
Carrole has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 14 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Carrole?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1935–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.