Is Carole a boy or girl name?
Carole was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 110,941 US babies named Carole were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Carole since 1901
- 110,941
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 8,440 babies
Boys and girls named Carole, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 492 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,004 | 100% |
| 1930s | 96 | 26,768 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 161 | 50,303 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 0 | 16,535 | 100% |
| 1960s | 7 | 10,564 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,209 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 941 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 522 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 210 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 95 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,463 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,391 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,237 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,964 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,862 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,533 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,283 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,677 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,688 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,346 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,286 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,573 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,509 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,819 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,904 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,217 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,848 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,019 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,814 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,202 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,587 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,816 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,934 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,782 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,594 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,794 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,325 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,457 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,579 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,768 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,621 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,967 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,533 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,448 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,671 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,374 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,304 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,195 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,280 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,148 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,177 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,075 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,025 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 150 | #932 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 140 | #927 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 189 | #754 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 192 | #742 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 219 | #684 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 289 | #570 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 347 | #528 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 422 | #480 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 532 | #414 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 612 | #363 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 703 | #329 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 755 | #322 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 897 | #299 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,164 | #263 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,152 | #260 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,382 | #232 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,399 | 1,678 | #205 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,689 | #203 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,416 | #223 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,510 | #212 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,610 | #207 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,418 | #214 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,426 | #213 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,507 | #203 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,635 | #188 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,836 | #170 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,959 | #159 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 2,218 | #140 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 2,764 | #118 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,041 | 3,313 | #106 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,124 | 3,826 | #102 |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,961 | 4,621 | #72 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,149 | 4,842 | #51 |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,688 | 6,268 | #43 |
| 1943 | 28 | #1,315 | 6,506 | #42 |
| 1942 | 33 | #1,217 | 8,407 | #35 |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,493 | 4,966 | #48 |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,407 | 4,790 | #49 |
| 1939 | 13 | #1,970 | 4,679 | #47 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,095 | 4,616 | #46 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,584 | 4,198 | #56 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,199 | 3,199 | #73 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,943 | 2,680 | #93 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,590 | 2,655 | #89 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,114 | 2,149 | #107 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,421 | 1,317 | #151 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 850 | #212 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 425 | #321 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 326 | #373 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 250 | #428 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 213 | #477 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 204 | #488 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 218 | #466 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 204 | #487 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 184 | #518 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 159 | #569 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 143 | #608 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 103 | #715 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 82 | #779 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 92 | #743 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 82 | #763 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 67 | #825 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 50 | #935 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 44 | #879 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 31 | #962 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,034 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,556 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,651 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,159 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,716 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carole reached #1,217 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #35 in 1942. 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 Carole
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.