Is Carol a boy or girl name?
Carol is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 66 girls and 0 boys were named Carol, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99% of the 825,494 US babies named Carol were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,631
- Babies named Carol since 1880
- 825,494
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 34,457 babies
Boys and girls named Carol, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 120 | 96% |
| 1890s | 35 | 394 | 91.8% |
| 1900s | 72 | 964 | 93.1% |
| 1910s | 592 | 5,585 | 90.4% |
| 1920s | 1,550 | 22,978 | 93.7% |
| 1930s | 2,481 | 117,729 | 97.9% |
| 1940s | 1,958 | 292,330 | 99.3% |
| 1950s | 914 | 222,654 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 571 | 112,332 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 212 | 23,476 | 99.1% |
| 1980s | 173 | 8,809 | 98.1% |
| 1990s | 60 | 4,952 | 98.8% |
| 2000s | 33 | 2,727 | 98.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,379 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 409 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,631 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,422 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,275 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,154 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,911 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,818 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,790 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,816 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,662 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,770 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,489 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,617 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,385 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,251 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,495 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,776 | 189 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,130 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,288 | 250 | #1,048 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,329 | 270 | #972 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,615 | 351 | #758 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 289 | #851 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 276 | #871 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 274 | #845 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 278 | #831 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 322 | #719 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,129 | 302 | #741 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 351 | #658 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 374 | #607 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 412 | #565 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 460 | #525 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,835 | 501 | #495 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,917 | 506 | #494 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,922 | 612 | #413 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,143 | 672 | #384 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,802 | 762 | #349 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,704 | 752 | #338 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,869 | 741 | #333 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,217 | 763 | #318 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,437 | 770 | #310 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,434 | 841 | #292 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,714 | 906 | #268 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,090 | 942 | #251 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,126 | 945 | #263 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,916 | 1,044 | #238 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,376 | 1,105 | #232 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,684 | 1,163 | #225 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,685 | 1,264 | #205 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,571 | 1,346 | #198 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,620 | 1,492 | #171 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,776 | 1,785 | #150 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,996 | 2,038 | #139 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,882 | 2,457 | #121 |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,539 | 3,009 | #109 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,600 | 3,859 | #92 |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,708 | 5,063 | #71 |
| 1969 | 42 | #1,222 | 6,138 | #56 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,167 | 7,078 | #49 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,135 | 7,490 | #47 |
| 1966 | 43 | #1,135 | 8,259 | #48 |
| 1965 | 56 | #988 | 10,096 | #42 |
| 1964 | 53 | #1,037 | 12,125 | #36 |
| 1963 | 54 | #1,029 | 12,492 | #33 |
| 1962 | 74 | #889 | 14,523 | #28 |
| 1961 | 79 | #860 | 16,668 | #24 |
| 1960 | 85 | #825 | 17,463 | #23 |
| 1959 | 76 | #876 | 18,137 | #22 |
| 1958 | 70 | #902 | 19,684 | #20 |
| 1957 | 87 | #805 | 21,898 | #18 |
| 1956 | 92 | #771 | 21,407 | #16 |
| 1955 | 78 | #828 | 22,047 | #15 |
| 1954 | 88 | #758 | 22,247 | #15 |
| 1953 | 80 | #797 | 22,291 | #16 |
| 1952 | 104 | #681 | 23,999 | #12 |
| 1951 | 110 | #667 | 24,781 | #11 |
| 1950 | 129 | #602 | 26,163 | #9 |
| 1949 | 132 | #591 | 26,781 | #8 |
| 1948 | 126 | #603 | 28,977 | #8 |
| 1947 | 163 | #529 | 33,543 | #6 |
| 1946 | 174 | #485 | 34,283 | #5 |
| 1945 | 192 | #430 | 30,388 | #5 |
| 1944 | 177 | #456 | 30,456 | #5 |
| 1943 | 231 | #406 | 31,685 | #5 |
| 1942 | 267 | #373 | 30,271 | #5 |
| 1941 | 243 | #372 | 24,187 | #4 |
| 1940 | 253 | #361 | 21,759 | #6 |
| 1939 | 258 | #347 | 20,166 | #6 |
| 1938 | 269 | #338 | 19,421 | #6 |
| 1937 | 278 | #324 | 17,336 | #6 |
| 1936 | 265 | #337 | 14,519 | #10 |
| 1935 | 206 | #379 | 11,734 | #11 |
| 1934 | 252 | #346 | 10,274 | #14 |
| 1933 | 269 | #327 | 8,220 | #20 |
| 1932 | 218 | #380 | 6,570 | #32 |
| 1931 | 246 | #353 | 4,891 | #46 |
| 1930 | 220 | #384 | 4,598 | #54 |
| 1929 | 210 | #402 | 4,279 | #63 |
| 1928 | 195 | #426 | 3,349 | #77 |
| 1927 | 228 | #397 | 2,643 | #106 |
| 1926 | 170 | #461 | 2,427 | #113 |
| 1925 | 146 | #505 | 2,286 | #119 |
| 1924 | 132 | #548 | 2,094 | #132 |
| 1923 | 105 | #620 | 1,864 | #139 |
| 1922 | 133 | #544 | 1,522 | #158 |
| 1921 | 124 | #568 | 1,374 | #166 |
| 1920 | 107 | #609 | 1,140 | #182 |
| 1919 | 75 | #739 | 932 | #200 |
| 1918 | 98 | #620 | 1,011 | #196 |
| 1917 | 97 | #604 | 798 | #215 |
| 1916 | 98 | #586 | 789 | #215 |
| 1915 | 78 | #657 | 596 | #243 |
| 1914 | 54 | #701 | 437 | #251 |
| 1913 | 34 | #820 | 332 | #254 |
| 1912 | 32 | #766 | 324 | #247 |
| 1911 | 12 | #993 | 181 | #291 |
| 1910 | 14 | #824 | 185 | #285 |
| 1909 | 19 | #619 | 142 | #302 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,131 | 146 | #294 |
| 1907 | 11 | #826 | 112 | #329 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,024 | 97 | #339 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,119 | 91 | #351 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 98 | #330 |
| 1903 | 10 | #743 | 67 | #389 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,030 | 80 | #357 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 61 | #378 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,187 | 70 | #397 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 65 | #361 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,148 | 63 | #391 |
| 1897 | 7 | #860 | 42 | #455 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 36 | #490 |
| 1895 | 6 | #996 | 48 | #404 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 31 | #519 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 30 | #503 |
| 1892 | 6 | #975 | 29 | #504 |
| 1891 | 6 | #861 | 24 | #526 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,026 | 26 | #510 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 30 | #443 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 20 | #561 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 15 | #590 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 13 | #638 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 11 | #661 |
| 1884 | 5 | #994 | 8 | #800 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #827 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 10 | #543 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 7 | #685 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carol reached #324 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #4 in 1941. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carol
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.