Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Carol

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Carol
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 99.8% from peak

Peak era

1946

Peak rank proxy

34,283

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19462024

Peak year

1946

Decline from peak

99.8%

2024

All-time

816,838

Carol once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1946, when 34,283 girls were named Carol.

In 2024, only 66 girls were given the name.

Down 99.8% from its peak.

All told, about 816,838 Americans have been named Carol and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 99.8% from peak

194634,283 girls named Carol

202466 girls named Carol

Curious about the history of Carol? Browse books about the name Carol on Amazon.