Carole
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · Last seen for boys in 1961 at #3,356
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1942 · 8,407 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 13 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 110,688since 1901
Carole over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | — | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | — | |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | — | |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | — | |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | — | |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | — | |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | — | |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | — | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | — | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | — | |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | — | |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,742 | 16 | — | |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | — | |
| 2006 | #7,142 | 17 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,800 | 21 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,969 | 20 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,805 | 36 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,179 | 30 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,564 | 26 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 24 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,895 | 30 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,914 | 29 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,776 | 44 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,591 | 48 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,788 | 43 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,323 | 56 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,451 | 51 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,576 | 48 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,766 | 81 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,617 | 92 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,965 | 65 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,533 | 87 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,446 | 90 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,669 | 70 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,373 | 94 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,303 | 95 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,194 | 108 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,277 | 100 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,148 | 118 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,176 | 114 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,074 | 128 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,025 | 133 | — | |
| 1977 | #932 | 150 | — | |
| 1976 | #924 | 140 | — | |
| 1975 | #754 | 189 | — | |
| 1974 | #741 | 192 | — | |
| 1973 | #682 | 219 | — | |
| 1972 | #569 | 289 | — | |
| 1971 | #528 | 347 | — | |
| 1970 | #480 | 422 | — | |
| 1969 | #414 | 532 | — | |
| 1968 | #363 | 612 | — | |
| 1967 | #329 | 703 | — | |
| 1966 | #322 | 756 | — | |
| 1965 | #299 | 897 | — | |
| 1964 | #263 | 1,164 | — | |
| 1963 | #260 | 1,152 | — | |
| 1962 | #232 | 1,382 | — | |
| 1961 | #205 | 1,679 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #203 | 1,689 | — | |
| 1959 | #223 | 1,416 | — | |
| 1958 | #211 | 1,510 | — | |
| 1957 | #207 | 1,610 | — | |
| 1956 | #214 | 1,418 | — | |
| 1955 | #213 | 1,426 | — | |
| 1954 | #203 | 1,507 | — | |
| 1953 | #188 | 1,635 | — | |
| 1952 | #170 | 1,836 | — | |
| 1951 | #159 | 1,959 | — | |
| 1950 | #140 | 2,218 | — | |
| 1949 | #118 | 2,764 | — | |
| 1948 | #106 | 3,313 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #102 | 3,826 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #72 | 4,621 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #51 | 4,842 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #43 | 6,268 | #1,683 | 17 |
| 1943 | #42 | 6,506 | #1,308 | 28 |
| 1942 | #35 | 8,407 | #1,214 | 33 |
| 1941 | #48 | 4,966 | #1,485 | 21 |
| 1940 | #49 | 4,790 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #47 | 4,679 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1938 | #46 | 4,616 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #56 | 4,198 | #1,576 | 19 |
| 1936 | #73 | 3,199 | #2,184 | 11 |
| 1935 | #93 | 2,680 | #1,929 | 14 |
| 1934 | #89 | 2,655 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #107 | 2,149 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #151 | 1,317 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #212 | 850 | — | |
| 1930 | #321 | 425 | — | |
| 1929 | #373 | 326 | — | |
| 1928 | #428 | 250 | — | |
| 1927 | #477 | 213 | — | |
| 1926 | #488 | 204 | — | |
| 1925 | #466 | 218 | — | |
| 1924 | #487 | 204 | — | |
| 1923 | #518 | 184 | — | |
| 1922 | #569 | 159 | — | |
| 1921 | #608 | 143 | — | |
| 1920 | #715 | 103 | — | |
| 1919 | #778 | 82 | — | |
| 1918 | #743 | 92 | — | |
| 1917 | #762 | 82 | — | |
| 1916 | #824 | 67 | — | |
| 1915 | #934 | 50 | — | |
| 1914 | #878 | 44 | — | |
| 1913 | #961 | 31 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,032 | 25 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
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| 1899 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1901
The first year at least five girls were named Carole! It came in at #1,679, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1908, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Carole is popular in 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#125 · 1 in 677
- New Hampshire#141 · 1 in 689
- Delaware#149 · 1 in 578
- Rhode Island#155 · 1 in 920
- Maryland#157 · 1 in 847
Best ever in a state: #17 in Maryland, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #125 | 79 | 1 in 677 |
| New Hampshire | #141 | 8 | 1 in 689 |
| Delaware | #149 | 8 | 1 in 578 |
| Rhode Island | #155 | 9 | 1 in 920 |
| Maryland | #157 | 36 | 1 in 847 |
| New Jersey | #163 | 70 | 1 in 817 |
| Pennsylvania | #173 | 124 | 1 in 922 |
| Connecticut | #176 | 24 | 1 in 1,018 |
| District of Columbia | #178 | 14 | 1 in 940 |
| Hawaii | #184 | 9 | 1 in 674 |
| New York | #185 | 172 | 1 in 979 |
| Wisconsin | #206 | 29 | 1 in 1,532 |
| Tennessee | #208 | 30 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Nebraska | #209 | 13 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Michigan | #210 | 70 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Missouri | #212 | 33 | 1 in 1,363 |
| Maine | #214 | 7 | 1 in 1,411 |
| Illinois | #222 | 76 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Ohio | #222 | 73 | 1 in 1,451 |
| Oregon | #227 | 13 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Florida | #228 | 36 | 1 in 1,356 |
| California | #229 | 135 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Montana | #234 | 6 | 1 in 1,132 |
| Arizona | #239 | 13 | 1 in 1,107 |
| South Dakota | #248 | 5 | 1 in 1,457 |
| Georgia | #249 | 29 | 1 in 1,543 |
| Indiana | #249 | 30 | 1 in 1,669 |
| Iowa | #251 | 16 | 1 in 1,789 |
| West Virginia | #264 | 10 | 1 in 1,832 |
| Minnesota | #268 | 19 | 1 in 2,089 |
| Washington | #271 | 18 | 1 in 1,585 |
| Kansas | #284 | 11 | 1 in 1,978 |
| Oklahoma | #299 | 10 | 1 in 2,133 |
| Texas | #308 | 60 | 1 in 1,896 |
| Virginia | #310 | 17 | 1 in 2,387 |
| Kentucky | #326 | 12 | 1 in 2,749 |
| South Carolina | #326 | 12 | 1 in 2,216 |
| North Carolina | #368 | 16 | 1 in 3,067 |
| Alabama | #369 | 12 | 1 in 2,950 |
| Colorado | #372 | 7 | 1 in 2,701 |
| Mississippi | #387 | 9 | 1 in 2,885 |
| Arkansas | #434 | 5 | 1 in 3,561 |
| Louisiana | #459 | 11 | 1 in 3,604 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Carole
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 2,035 spots since 2020 (#12,142 → #10,107)
- 41 spots since 2015 (#10,148 → #10,107)
- Biggest jump: 110 spots in 1916 (#934 → #824)
- Biggest drop: 170 spots in 1976 (#754 → #924)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1901
- Peaked 1942 at #35 (8,407 births)
- Births halved by 1947, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1934–1946
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1913–1977
Share of babies · girls
1 in 161
- Highest: 1 in 161 girls born in 1942 were named Carole (0.62%)
- Latest: 1 in 178,585 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 45.4% of all girls named Carole (50,303) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 18 | #1,152 (1909) | #1,416 |
| 1910s | 492 | #743 (1918) | #1,009 |
| 1920s | 2,004 | #373 (1929) | #513 |
| 1930s | 26,768 | #46 (1938) | #120 |
| 1940s | 50,303 | #35 (1942) | #67 |
| 1950s | 16,535 | #140 (1950) | #193 |
| 1960s | 10,566 | #203 (1960) | #289 |
| 1970s | 2,209 | #480 (1970) | #771 |
| 1980s | 941 | #1,148 (1981) | #1,408 |
| 1990s | 522 | #1,617 (1990) | #2,670 |
| 2000s | 210 | #3,805 (2003) | #6,605 |
| 2010s | 95 | #8,580 (2013) | #11,037 |
| 2020s | 25 | #10,107 (2025) | #10,854 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Carole in 1959
girls
#223
1,416 births · 1 in 1,429 girls
Top girls' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 1,429 of them was named Carole, which outranked 96.9% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Carole
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.