Carole Girl
How popular is Carole?
#10,104 girl name in 2025
9 baby girls were named Carole in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
64,731living people named Carole (est.)
79median age of people named Carole
110,952babies named Carole since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Carole popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,104 for girls |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,143 in 2015, #12,137 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1942 (8,407 girls) |
| Highest rank | #35 in 1942 |
| First recorded | 1901 |
| 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 |
Carole counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Carol family of names ranked #1,292 for girls in 2025 (#1,510 the year before), with 136 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.
Carole by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 18 | #1,152 |
| 1910s | 492 | #743 |
| 1920s | 2,004 | #373 |
| 1930s | 26,768 | #46 |
| 1940s | 50,303 | #35 |
| 1950s | 16,535 | #140 |
| 1960s | 10,566 | #203 |
| 1970s | 2,209 | #480 |
| 1980s | 941 | #1,148 |
| 1990s | 522 | #1,613 |
| 2000s | 210 | #3,801 |
| 2010s | 95 | #8,575 |
| 2020s | 25 | #10,104 |
Girl names about as popular as Carole
Questions
- Is Carole a boy or girl name?
- Carole is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Carole were girls.
- How popular is the name Carole?
- 9 baby girls were named Carole in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
- When was Carole most popular?
- Carole peaked in 1942, when 8,407 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #35 in 1942.
- How many people are named Carole?
- 110,952 babies have been named Carole in the US since 1880. We estimate about 64,731 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 79.
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.