Carol - A very unique female name
Carol, meaning free man, appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #286. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Carol and more.
With that position 1 in 12,966 baby girls were given this name - making this a very unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Carol peaked in popularity 78 years ago in 1941 on position 4.
Famous with this name

Carol Evan McKeand

Carol Ann Susi

Carol Banker
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Carol is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Carol is currently topping the baby name charts in New York at position #819 - and is the least popular in Texas at position #1,416.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Carol is where you live.
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Carol origin and meaning
Carol is a 5 letter name with 2 syllables. This name means free man. To see famous people named Carol, pop culture references for the name Carol and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Carol
We've found the following names that sound similar to Carol, sorted by popularity.
Cheryl / Carla / Carole / Carly / Carley / Charlie / Carlie / Carlee / Carli / Charla /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 1409 |
2011 | 1288 |
2010 | 1580 |
2009 | 1335 |
2008 | 1209 |
2007 | 1061 |
2006 | 990 |
2005 | 753 |
2004 | 894 |
2003 | 890 |
2002 | 866 |
2001 | 817 |
2000 | 724 |
1999 | 727 |
1998 | 647 |
1997 | 601 |
1996 | 568 |
1995 | 512 |
1994 | 495 |
1993 | 495 |
1992 | 412 |
1991 | 386 |
1990 | 351 |
1989 | 333 |
1988 | 333 |
1987 | 314 |
1986 | 310 |
1985 | 293 |
1984 | 267 |
1983 | 247 |
1982 | 260 |
1981 | 237 |
1980 | 232 |
1979 | 225 |
1978 | 204 |
1977 | 199 |
1976 | 170 |
1975 | 149 |
1974 | 138 |
1973 | 121 |
1972 | 109 |
1971 | 93 |
1970 | 71 |
1969 | 56 |
1968 | 49 |
1967 | 47 |
1966 | 48 |
1965 | 42 |
1964 | 36 |
1963 | 33 |
1962 | 28 |
1961 | 24 |
1960 | 23 |
1959 | 22 |
1958 | 20 |
1957 | 18 |
1956 | 16 |
1955 | 16 |
1954 | 15 |
1953 | 16 |
1952 | 12 |
1951 | 11 |
1950 | 9 |
1949 | 8 |
1948 | 8 |
1947 | 6 |
1946 | 5 |
1945 | 5 |
1944 | 5 |
1943 | 5 |
1942 | 5 |
1941 | 4 |
1940 | 6 |
1939 | 6 |
1938 | 6 |
1937 | 6 |
1936 | 10 |
1935 | 11 |
1934 | 14 |
1933 | 20 |
1932 | 32 |
1931 | 46 |
1930 | 54 |
1929 | 63 |
1928 | 77 |
1927 | 106 |
1926 | 113 |
1925 | 119 |
1924 | 132 |
1923 | 139 |
1922 | 156 |
1921 | 165 |
1920 | 182 |
1919 | 197 |
1918 | 197 |
1917 | 215 |
1916 | 216 |
1915 | 245 |
1914 | 251 |
1913 | 255 |
1912 | 251 |
1911 | 291 |
1910 | 286 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
New York | 819 |
Missouri | 967 |
California | 1024 |
Indiana | 1033 |
North Carolina | 1073 |
Virginia | 1175 |
Illinois | 1194 |
Pennsylvania | 1251 |
Georgia | 1319 |
Texas | 1416 |
Even more about Carol
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.