Unisex name · since 1880
Carroll
Carroll has 35,431 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1934 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #613 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35,431
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
35,431 boys have been named Carroll since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carroll has been recorded 35,431 times among boys since 1880, 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 1880 to 2023.
- #613 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35,431 born since 1880
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carroll ranks #613 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35,431 born since 1880, peaking in the 1930s.
- #613 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35,431
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carroll's 35,431 recorded births place it above 98.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Carroll's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carroll's full recorded timeline at 1951, 22% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 78% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1934 peak of 874 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carroll popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2023
- Peak year (1934)
- 874
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Carroll popularity over time - girls
5,916 total births recorded since 1896 (Carroll as girls' name)
Carroll by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (7,963 births, 22% of the file).
1930s was Carroll's strongest decade.
7,963 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Carroll births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 290
1880s
290 births
- 1890s 494
1890s
494 births
- 1900s 667
1900s
667 births
- 1910s
1910s
3,786 births
- 1920s
1920s
6,759 births
- 1930s
1930s
7,963 births
- 1940s
1940s
7,086 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,170 births
- 1960s 2,110
1960s
2,110 births
- 1970s 1,042
1970s
1,042 births
- 1980s 582
1980s
582 births
- 1990s 259
1990s
259 births
- 2000s 113
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 7,963 births (22% of all-time use).
How Carroll 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 Carroll's total volume
Carroll by state
Where Carroll concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,662 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 2,358 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 2,264 | 6.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 1,935 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 1,471 | 4.2% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 1,328 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 1,262 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 1,194 | 3.4% |
2,662 of 35,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Carroll appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carroll's data
- Carroll's decade-level peak was the 1930s (7,963 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Carrolls (2,662 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carroll: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1880–2023 (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 Carroll 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.