Is Karol a boy or girl name?
Karol is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 40 girls and 0 boys were named Karol, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 87% of the 11,085 US babies named Karol were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,775
- Babies named Karol since 1911
- 11,085
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 448 babies
Boys and girls named Karol, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 94 | 5 | 5.1% |
| 1920s | 113 | 65 | 36.5% |
| 1930s | 124 | 569 | 82.1% |
| 1940s | 117 | 1,951 | 94.3% |
| 1950s | 80 | 2,215 | 96.5% |
| 1960s | 32 | 1,776 | 98.2% |
| 1970s | 18 | 488 | 96.4% |
| 1980s | 66 | 239 | 78.4% |
| 1990s | 131 | 350 | 72.8% |
| 2000s | 422 | 1,009 | 70.5% |
| 2010s | 213 | 714 | 77% |
| 2020s | 27 | 267 | 90.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,775 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,523 | 61 | #2,797 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,874 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,862 | 52 | #3,137 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,254 | 55 | #2,945 |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,134 | 72 | #2,469 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,227 | 44 | #3,533 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,190 | 36 | #4,108 |
| 2016 | 19 | #5,044 | 43 | #3,620 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,174 | 66 | #2,700 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,846 | 77 | #2,381 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,127 | 66 | #2,674 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,489 | 132 | #1,634 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,083 | 100 | #1,979 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,587 | 78 | #2,416 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3,017 | 97 | #2,096 |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,529 | 87 | #2,258 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,150 | 149 | #1,542 |
| 2006 | 72 | #1,884 | 137 | #1,578 |
| 2005 | 132 | #1,206 | 316 | #818 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,690 | 59 | #2,765 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,164 | 34 | #3,986 |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,028 | 43 | #3,266 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,279 | 39 | #3,448 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,745 | 48 | #2,962 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,653 | 45 | #2,961 |
| 1998 | 13 | #5,029 | 37 | #3,326 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,369 | 30 | #3,756 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,928 | 42 | #2,872 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,961 | 32 | #3,453 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,960 | 31 | #3,565 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,746 | 32 | #3,463 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,458 | 25 | #4,144 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,234 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,874 | 41 | #2,824 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,668 | 27 | #3,730 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,607 | 22 | #4,085 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,789 | 25 | #3,569 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,940 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,931 | 15 | #4,953 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,773 | 21 | #3,793 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,202 | 32 | #2,747 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,092 | 19 | #4,090 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,669 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,762 | 35 | #2,672 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,260 | 30 | #2,888 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,536 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,947 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,356 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,381 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,151 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,477 | 54 | #1,674 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,660 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,307 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,174 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,716 | 110 | #1,044 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 126 | #921 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,263 | 139 | #859 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,244 | 157 | #787 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 181 | #741 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,335 | 220 | #697 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 190 | #748 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,837 | 203 | #724 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,845 | 225 | #699 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 225 | #679 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,288 | 253 | #626 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,420 | 256 | #617 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,775 | 251 | #622 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,714 | 203 | #676 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,872 | 214 | #634 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,306 | 207 | #635 |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,039 | 190 | #651 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,321 | 236 | #565 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,771 | 205 | #600 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,183 | 200 | #597 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,516 | 184 | #609 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,167 | 232 | #541 |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,883 | 250 | #529 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,480 | 216 | #538 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,064 | 211 | #504 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,928 | 214 | #493 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,118 | 184 | #557 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,207 | 172 | #564 |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,047 | 151 | #568 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,038 | 137 | #593 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,680 | 112 | #648 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,040 | 104 | #675 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,273 | 86 | #728 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,372 | 79 | #760 |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,795 | 49 | #988 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,337 | 52 | #960 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,640 | 38 | #1,151 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,546 | 20 | #1,787 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,775 | 13 | #2,364 |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,783 | 16 | #2,155 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,857 | 11 | #2,832 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,754 | 10 | #3,048 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,808 | 9 | #3,426 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,024 | 7 | #4,078 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,371 | 7 | #4,220 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,556 | 7 | #4,217 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,530 | 6 | #4,675 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,398 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 17 | #2,024 | 8 | #3,847 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,394 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,592 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,118 | 5 | #5,211 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,837 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,365 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karol reached #1,206 in 2005. As a girl name, it reached #493 in 1944. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Karol
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.