Girls' name · since 1932
Karole
Karole has 947 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1945 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 947
- born since 1932
- 1940s
- peak decade
Karole sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 947 recorded since 1932.
Karole has 947 recorded births among girls since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2006.
- #7,802 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 947 born since 1932
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karole ranks #7,802 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 947 born since 1932, peaking in the 1940s.
- #7,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 947
- born since 1932
- 1940s
- peak decade
Karole's 947 recorded births place it above 89.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Karole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karole's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1945 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karole popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2006
- Peak year (1945)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Karole by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (275 births, 29% of the file).
1940s was Karole's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Karole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 90
1930s
90 births
- 1940s
1940s
275 births
- 1950s
1950s
178 births
- 1960s
1960s
265 births
- 1970s 82
1970s
82 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 275 births (29% of all-time use).
How Karole compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karole's total volume
Karole by state
Where Karole concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
16 of 947 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Karole's data
- Karole's decade-level peak was the 1940s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karoles (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1945)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1932–2006 (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 Karole 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.