Unisex name · since 1939
Karrol
52 babies named Karrol in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Karrol is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 52 have been recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Karrol recorded 52 times among girls since 1939, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1960.
- #34,580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1939
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrol ranks #34,580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1939, peaking in the 1940s.
- #34,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Karrol's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karrol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karrol's full recorded timeline at 1945, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1940 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karrol popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1960
- Peak year (1940)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Karrol popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1939 (Karrol as boys' name)
Karrol by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (30 births, 58% of the file).
1940s was Karrol's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Karrol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 30 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Karrol's data
- Karrol's decade-level peak was the 1940s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karrol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~21 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, 1939–1960 (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 Karrol 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.