Carol is a girl name family recorded 1,145,229 times in 17 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in England & Wales (#2131 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in British Columbia in 1945, at 1,784.1 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Carole (France), Carola (Argentina).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Carol
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol | English | 825,584 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2239 | 1945 | ▼ 23 % |
| Carol | English | 26,806 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1943 | – |
| Carol | English | 5,875 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1945 | – |
| Carol | English | 5,100 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1979 | – |
| Carol | English | 3,834 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1952 | – |
| Carol | English | 3,701 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1146 | 1993 | ▼ 58 % |
| Carole | Portuguese | 110,952 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10107 | 1942 | ▶ 0 % |
| Carole | Portuguese | 105,820 | 🇫🇷 France | #6270 | 1970 | ▲ 27 % |
| Carole | Portuguese | 4,796 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1942 | – |
| Carole | Portuguese | 829 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1942 | – |
| Carole | Portuguese | 421 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1974 | – |
| Carole | Portuguese | 286 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1981 | – |
| Carola | Italian | 10,763 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #645 | 1975 | ▼ 31 % |
| Carola | Italian | 1,170 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10917 | 1894 | ▲ 71 % |
| Carola | Italian | 570 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1989 | – |
| Carola | Italian | 100 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1910 | – |
| Carola | Italian | 53 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1973 | – |
| Carola | Italian | 19 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2003 | – |
| Karol | Portuguese | 9,694 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3389 | 2005 | ▼ 24 % |
| Karol | Portuguese | 95 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1981 | – |
| Karol | Portuguese | 33 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1979 | – |
| Karol | Portuguese | 12 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1981 | – |
| Carroll | English | 5,916 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1943 | – |
| Carroll | English | 93 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1943 | – |
| Carroll | English | 6 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1947 | – |
| Carrol | English | 4,252 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1943 | – |
| Carrol | English | 393 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1942 | – |
| Carrol | English | 56 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1945 | – |
| Carolee | English | 4,458 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1943 | – |
| Carolee | English | 7 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1971 | – |
| Caroll | English | 1,302 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1946 | – |
| Caroll | English | 225 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1974 | – |
| Caroll | English | 20 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1942 | – |
| Caroll | English | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1992 | – |
| Caroll | English | 5 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1949 | – |
| Carolle | French | 900 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1971 | – |
| Carolle | French | 188 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1942 | – |
| Carolle | French | 85 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1957 | – |
| Karole | French | 947 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1945 | – |
| Karole | French | 170 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1975 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Carola ↔ Carol — verified against linguistic sources
- Carola ↔ Carole — verified against linguistic sources
- Carole ↔ Carolee — spelling variant
- Carole ↔ Carolle — spelling variant
- Carole ↔ Karole — spelling variant
- Carol ↔ Karol — spelling variant
- Carol ↔ Carroll — spelling variant
- Carol ↔ Carrol — spelling variant
- Carol ↔ Caroll — spelling variant
Questions about Carol
How popular is the name Carol?
In 2025 it ranked #2131 in England & Wales. Official registers record 1,145,229 births across 17 countries.
What is Carol in other languages?
Carole (Portuguese); Carola (Italian); Karol (Portuguese); Carroll (English); Carrol (English); Carolee (English); Caroll (English); Carolle (French); Karole (French).
When was Carol most popular?
It peaked in British Columbia in 1945, at 1,784.1 births per 100,000.
Is Carol a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Carol is a girl name.