Carrol
Girl name · English · French · German
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #533 in 1943
0 babies were named Carrol in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1907–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryCarrol first shows up in US birth records in 1890, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 135 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1943, when it reached #533.
About the name Carrol
Carrol is a girl name of English, French and German origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-rol”. US birth records list Carrol for girls from 1907 to 2002, in 83 of those 96 years. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked #533 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2002, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:English namesFrench namesGerman names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | 90,909 girls |
| 1910s | 16 | 61,463 girls |
| 1920s | 32 | 31,496 girls |
| 1930s | 86 | 11,610 girls |
| 1940s | 110 | 9,068 girls |
| 1950s | 35 | 28,289 girls |
| 1960s | 20 | 51,203 girls |
| 1970s | 9.3 | 107,759 girls |
| 1980s | 3.2 | 316,456 girls |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 884,956 girls |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 1,071,429 girls |
Other spellings of Carrol
More English girl names
- Girl name: Olivia · olive tree
- Girl name: Charlotte · free
- Unisex name: Harper · harp player
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- Girl name: Lily · lily flower
- Girl name: Lucy · light
- Girl name: Lainey · possibly light
- Girl name: Scarlett · scarlet red
Questions about the name Carrol
What is the origin of the name Carrol?
Carrol has English, French, German roots in our records. Other English names include Olivia, Charlotte, Harper.
Is Carrol a boy or girl name?
Carrol is a girl name.
How popular is the name Carrol?
Carrol is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2002. It peaked at #533 in 1943.