Is Carrol a boy or girl name?
Carrol was used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. Across 1880–2024, 41.2% of the 10,319 US babies named Carrol were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Carrol since 1890
- 10,319
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 352 babies
Boys and girls named Carrol, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 83 | 11 | 11.7% |
| 1910s | 725 | 130 | 15.2% |
| 1920s | 1,465 | 377 | 20.5% |
| 1930s | 1,705 | 919 | 35% |
| 1940s | 1,204 | 1,556 | 56.4% |
| 1950s | 481 | 673 | 58.3% |
| 1960s | 208 | 361 | 63.4% |
| 1970s | 111 | 145 | 56.6% |
| 1980s | 51 | 54 | 51.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,877 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,487 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,381 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,708 | 7 | #9,831 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,440 | 6 | #10,563 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,207 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,470 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,565 | 8 | #7,405 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,998 | 6 | #9,389 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,019 | 14 | #5,004 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,008 | 6 | #9,249 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,455 | 7 | #8,160 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,206 | 10 | #6,014 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,882 | 12 | #5,251 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,621 | 10 | #5,643 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,777 | 9 | #6,030 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,566 | 15 | #4,059 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,577 | 18 | #3,499 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,668 | 16 | #3,737 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,379 | 23 | #2,967 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,640 | 25 | #2,785 |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,738 | 27 | #2,528 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,847 | 26 | #2,436 |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,982 | 30 | #2,170 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,143 | 21 | #2,681 |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,519 | 37 | #1,891 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,323 | 36 | #1,981 |
| 1963 | 24 | #1,633 | 41 | #1,817 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,978 | 54 | #1,527 |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,643 | 48 | #1,628 |
| 1960 | 32 | #1,406 | 41 | #1,765 |
| 1959 | 30 | #1,443 | 53 | #1,478 |
| 1958 | 31 | #1,401 | 74 | #1,233 |
| 1957 | 34 | #1,348 | 57 | #1,398 |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,389 | 58 | #1,366 |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,341 | 59 | #1,310 |
| 1954 | 45 | #1,114 | 70 | #1,198 |
| 1953 | 57 | #951 | 62 | #1,226 |
| 1952 | 62 | #898 | 73 | #1,100 |
| 1951 | 64 | #874 | 82 | #1,028 |
| 1950 | 95 | #705 | 85 | #988 |
| 1949 | 75 | #793 | 100 | #881 |
| 1948 | 87 | #717 | 138 | #716 |
| 1947 | 123 | #614 | 168 | #639 |
| 1946 | 89 | #685 | 172 | #602 |
| 1945 | 108 | #581 | 173 | #559 |
| 1944 | 109 | #589 | 170 | #558 |
| 1943 | 152 | #505 | 200 | #533 |
| 1942 | 127 | #544 | 140 | #635 |
| 1941 | 164 | #462 | 141 | #592 |
| 1940 | 170 | #443 | 154 | #558 |
| 1939 | 174 | #430 | 131 | #584 |
| 1938 | 170 | #440 | 140 | #580 |
| 1937 | 157 | #446 | 133 | #583 |
| 1936 | 170 | #429 | 96 | #679 |
| 1935 | 169 | #432 | 87 | #721 |
| 1934 | 175 | #423 | 91 | #700 |
| 1933 | 165 | #429 | 67 | #815 |
| 1932 | 160 | #445 | 68 | #831 |
| 1931 | 174 | #431 | 60 | #888 |
| 1930 | 191 | #426 | 46 | #1,087 |
| 1929 | 184 | #436 | 64 | #897 |
| 1928 | 160 | #481 | 35 | #1,294 |
| 1927 | 154 | #489 | 44 | #1,163 |
| 1926 | 122 | #552 | 38 | #1,266 |
| 1925 | 150 | #495 | 37 | #1,301 |
| 1924 | 147 | #519 | 44 | #1,190 |
| 1923 | 127 | #546 | 41 | #1,214 |
| 1922 | 144 | #513 | 24 | #1,738 |
| 1921 | 143 | #519 | 19 | #2,057 |
| 1920 | 134 | #527 | 31 | #1,444 |
| 1919 | 118 | #551 | 24 | #1,655 |
| 1918 | 113 | #572 | 21 | #1,814 |
| 1917 | 109 | #564 | 16 | #2,116 |
| 1916 | 115 | #534 | 14 | #2,270 |
| 1915 | 97 | #578 | 10 | #2,724 |
| 1914 | 69 | #606 | 13 | #1,914 |
| 1913 | 48 | #642 | 5 | #3,258 |
| 1912 | 36 | #716 | 10 | #1,866 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,408 | 6 | #2,237 |
| 1910 | 13 | #877 | 11 | #1,436 |
| 1909 | 12 | #850 | 6 | #1,997 |
| 1908 | 15 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #743 | 5 | #2,121 |
| 1906 | 13 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carrol reached #423 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #533 in 1943. 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 Carrol
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.