Carola Girl
How popular is Carola?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Carola in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
696living people named Carola (est.)
62median age of people named Carola
1,170babies named Carola since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Carola popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▼ 647 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+60% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #16,413 in 2015 |
| Peak year | 1961 (29 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,061 in 1894 |
| First recorded | 1894 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Carola counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Karla family of names ranked #507 for girls in 2025 (#456 the year before), with 571 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Carola by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 29 | #1,061 |
| 1900s | 34 | #1,658 |
| 1910s | 108 | #1,670 |
| 1920s | 102 | #2,366 |
| 1930s | 120 | #1,845 |
| 1940s | 158 | #1,587 |
| 1950s | 169 | #1,967 |
| 1960s | 157 | #2,196 |
| 1970s | 83 | #4,458 |
| 1980s | 50 | #7,396 |
| 1990s | 33 | #9,241 |
| 2000s | 48 | #9,476 |
| 2010s | 39 | #11,252 |
| 2020s | 40 | #10,266 |
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Questions
- Is Carola a boy or girl name?
- Carola is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Carola were girls.
- How popular is the name Carola?
- 8 baby girls were named Carola in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Carola most popular?
- Carola peaked in 1961, when 29 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,061 in 1894.
- How many people are named Carola?
- 1,170 babies have been named Carola in the US since 1880. We estimate about 696 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 62.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.