Boy or Girl

Is Carroll a boy or girl name?

Carroll was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 14.3% of the 41,347 US babies named Carroll were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Carroll since 1880
41,347
Most popular year
1943
1,033 babies
Babies named Carroll each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Carroll from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02505007501,00018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Carroll, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s29000%
1890s494173.3%
1900s667486.7%
1910s3,7863408.2%
1920s6,7596038.2%
1930s7,9631,15412.7%
1940s7,0861,71419.5%
1950s4,17095218.6%
1960s2,11057121.3%
1970s1,04226120%
1980s58213719.1%
1990s2599827.5%
2000s113108.1%
2010s9166.2%
2020s19520.8%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20238#9,0500–
20220–5#15,761
202111#7,1740–
20200–0–
20199#8,3200–
20188#8,9600–
20175#12,5996#14,497
201610#7,6900–
20159#8,1480–
20146#10,9390–
201315#5,7050–
201213#6,3700–
20117#9,7820–
20109#8,2510–
20099#8,4060–
20089#8,4190–
20078#9,0445#18,150
200616#5,3430–
20058#8,4135#16,977
200412#6,1980–
200315#5,0730–
200210#6,6040–
200114#5,1690–
200012#5,6260–
199917#4,1820–
199815#4,44312#7,626
199723#3,1719#9,153
199618#3,6998#9,722
199529#2,5638#9,719
199422#3,12113#6,742
199326#2,7187#10,792
199232#2,31515#6,062
199131#2,3019#8,705
199046#1,73217#5,329
198951#1,5698#8,879
198847#1,5565#12,093
198746#1,54114#5,343
198651#1,38710#6,670
198560#1,23130#3,021
198447#1,38513#5,253
198369#1,0679#6,782
198266#1,12421#3,794
198167#1,11113#5,295
198078#1,02314#5,009
197971#1,04822#3,553
197862#1,11331#2,689
197788#90621#3,501
197685#90022#3,200
197593#86115#4,172
197498#81319#3,445
1973118#73734#2,272
1972134#69422#2,987
1971145#68830#2,490
1970148#67445#1,907
1969156#63444#1,872
1968172#57547#1,712
1967184#54845#1,704
1966183#56355#1,495
1965177#57549#1,597
1964205#55061#1,444
1963263#49257#1,480
1962233#51762#1,407
1961264#48661#1,430
1960273#48090#1,146
1959305#45767#1,306
1958284#46583#1,164
1957378#39989#1,109
1956392#37796#1,044
1955403#36181#1,106
1954428#34694#1,012
1953426#33796#977
1952486#32299#930
1951514#306116#831
1950554#285131#755
1949623#260148#692
1948606#269177#622
1947670#255160#663
1946683#228172#603
1945647#213163#573
1944706#208176#544
1943825#195208#517
1942788#200191#536
1941783#188163#549
1940755#190156#550
1939788#179133#581
1938827#176157#544
1937779#178144#565
1936789#172138#555
1935810#172119#597
1934874#164102#665
1933773#174103#646
1932816#17390#715
1931750#17980#749
1930757#18188#745
1929707#19272#835
1928655#20866#905
1927694#20268#905
1926738#19376#845
1925731#18955#1,009
1924669#20758#999
1923700#19664#915
1922589#22854#1,022
1921669#20450#1,074
1920607#21240#1,210
1919530#22861#902
1918521#23163#902
1917563#20252#964
1916541#20537#1,172
1915527#20733#1,198
1914382#21132#1,062
1913264#23029#1,008
1912256#2138#2,190
1911113#24014#1,252
191089#25811#1,437
190987#23515#1,060
190877#24314#1,095
190772#2446#1,866
190662#2500–
190572#2280–
190470#22313#1,009
190360#2330–
190252#2560–
190146#2540–
190069#2440–
189960#2165#1,640
189851#2460–
189758#2257#1,282
189650#2565#1,621
189561#2230–
189446#2570–
189350#2460–
189248#2580–
189129#3120–
189041#2700–
188933#2940–
188837#2890–
188734#2770–
188625#3380–
188526#3330–
188424#3620–
188331#2940–
188232#3080–
188122#3490–
188026#3360–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Carroll reached #164 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #517 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 Carroll

Compare Carroll with another nameTry Carroll with your surnameTop names of 1943More names starting with C

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.