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Karol and Carol side by side: Karol peaked in 2005 and Carol in 1946; in 2025 they were given to 45 and 82 babies.

Karol and Carol, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Karol and Carol births by year10k20k30k40k18801900192019401960198020002025CarolKarol
Karol and Carol births by year10k20k30k40k18801900192019401960198020002025CarolKarol
Karol and Carol births by year10k20k30k40k1880190519301955198020052025CarolKarol
Karol and Carol births by year10k20k30k40k1880193019802025CarolKarol

Girls and boys together; Karol solid, Carol dashed.

Karol and Carol compared
KarolCarol
Births 20254582
Rank 2025#3,425 among girls’ names#2,242 among girls’ names
Recorded since 188011,131825,584
Peak year20051946
Girls87%99%
Alive, estimated8,620511,000
Median age6073

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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