Carroll

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #8,921
Given to boys 85.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1934 · 874 births
Debut · boys
26 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
35,431
since 1880

Carroll over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #517, 1943peak #164, 1934girlsboys
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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
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025——
2024——
2023—#8,9218
2022#15,3065—
2021—#7,08911
2020——
2019—#8,2159
2018—#8,8198
2017#14,1246#12,2465
2016—#7,60510
2015—#8,0409
2014—#10,7176
2013—#5,65915
2012—#6,30613
2011—#9,6007
2010—#8,1399
2009—#8,3109
2008—#8,3249
2007#17,6365#8,9158
2006—#5,30316
2005#16,4625#8,2998
2004—#6,13812
2003—#5,03515
2002—#6,52210
2001—#5,14214
2000—#5,58812
1999—#4,16217
1998#7,53212#4,41315
1997#9,0179#3,16023
1996#9,5818#3,67818
1995#9,5538#2,55629
1994#6,67213#3,10922
1993#10,5887#2,69726
1992#6,00815#2,30332
1991#8,5889#2,29531
1990#5,28617#1,73046
1989#8,7618#1,56751
1988#11,7985#1,55347
1987#5,31214#1,53446
1986#6,61210#1,38551
1985#3,00830#1,22860
1984#5,22213#1,38247
1983#6,7059#1,06769
1982#3,78021#1,12466
1981#5,25413#1,11167
1980#4,97814#1,02278
1979#3,54122#1,04471
1978#2,68031#1,10962
1977#3,48621#90488
1976#3,18822#89785
1975#4,14115#86193
1974#3,42619#81398
1973#2,26734#737118
1972#2,97622#692134
1971#2,47730#688145
1970#1,90445#672148
1969#1,87144#633156
1968#1,70847#575172
1967#1,70245#548184
1966#1,48855#563183
1965#1,59549#575177
1964#1,44361#550205
1963#1,47857#492263
1962#1,40762#517233
1961#1,42861#486264
1960#1,14790#480273
1959#1,30667#457305
1958#1,16483#465284
1957#1,10989#399378
1956#1,04396#377392
1955#1,10681#361403
1954#1,01194#346428
1953#97496#337426
1952#93099#322486
1951#831116#306514
1950#755131#285554
1949#692148#260623
1948#622177#269606
1947#663160#255670
1946#601172#229683
1945#573163#213647
1944#544176#208706
1943#517208#195825
1942#536191#200788
1941#549163#188783
1940#550156#190755
1939#580133#179788
1938#544157#175827
1937#565144#178779
1936#554138#172789
1935#597119#172810
1934#665102#164874
1933#646103#174773
1932#71590#173816
1931#74980#179750
1930#74488#181757
1929#83572#192707
1928#90266#208655
1927#90468#202694
1926#84376#193738
1925#1,00855#189731
1924#99958#207669
1923#91264#196700
1922#1,02254#228589
1921#1,07250#204669
1920#1,20640#212607
1919#90261#228530
1918#90063#231521
1917#96452#202563
1916#1,16737#205541
1915#1,19033#206527
1914#1,05932#211382
1913#1,00329#230264
1912#2,1448#213256
1911#1,24114#240113
1910#1,42111#25689
1909#1,05215#23587
1908#1,08414#24277
1907#1,8216#24472
1906—#25062
1905—#22872
1904#1,00113#22370
1903—#23360
1902—#25652
1901—#25446
1900—#24469
1899#1,5965#21660
1898—#24551
1897#1,2637#22258
1896#1,5835#25550
1895—#22361
1894—#25646
1893—#24650
1892—#25748
1891—#30829
1890—#27041
1889—#29433
1888—#28937
1887—#27634
1886—#33625
1885—#33226
1884—#36024
1883—#29431
1882—#30732
1881—#34822
1880—#33426
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Carroll was already there! It came in at #334, and was given to 26 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2020, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Carroll is popular in 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedAKMaine: #145 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,066 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedMNIllinois: #651 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 19,359 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedMINew York: #870 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 36,230 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedSDIowa: #339 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,201 boysIAIndiana: #423 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,344 boysINOhio: #550 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 17,050 boysOHPennsylvania: #629 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 25,382 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #639 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 16,008 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNEMissouri: #408 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,952 boysMOKentucky: #357 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,206 boysKYWest Virginia: #256 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,698 boysWVVirginia: #166 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,005 boysVAMaryland: #135 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 863 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedKSArkansas: #210 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,455 boysARTennessee: #298 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,409 boysTNNorth Carolina: #238 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,870 boysNCSouth Carolina: #204 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,385 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #187 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,493 boysDCOklahoma: #312 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,449 boysOKLouisiana: #244 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,667 boysLAMississippi: #380 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,701 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedALGeorgia: #286 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,626 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carroll, so not publishedHITexas: #421 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 4,163 boysTXFlorida: #489 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,340 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#135 · 1 in 863
  2. Maine#145 · 1 in 1,066
  3. Virginia#166 · 1 in 1,005
  4. District of Columbia#187 · 1 in 1,493
  5. South Carolina#204 · 1 in 1,385

Best ever in a state: #40 in Maine, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#135381 in 863
Maine#145101 in 1,066
Virginia#166441 in 1,005
District of Columbia#187101 in 1,493
South Carolina#204221 in 1,385
Arkansas#210141 in 1,455
North Carolina#238291 in 1,870
Louisiana#244261 in 1,667
West Virginia#25681 in 2,698
Georgia#286191 in 2,626
Tennessee#298121 in 3,409
Oklahoma#31271 in 3,449
Iowa#33951 in 6,201
Kentucky#35771 in 5,206
Mississippi#38061 in 4,701
Missouri#40871 in 6,952
Texas#421301 in 4,163
Indiana#42361 in 9,344
Florida#48961 in 8,340
Ohio#55071 in 17,050
Pennsylvania#62951 in 25,382
California#639111 in 16,008
Illinois#65161 in 19,359
New York#87051 in 36,230
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Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Carroll
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
  • Biggest jump: 60 spots in 1887 (#336 → #276)
  • Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1978 (#904 → #1,109)
Rise & fade · boys
54 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1934 at #164 (874 births)
  • Births halved by 1953, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 98 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 98 yrs · run 1880–1977
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,181
  • Highest: 1 in 1,181 boys born in 1934 were named Carroll (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 213,822 boys born in 2023 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
  • 22.5% of all boys named Carroll (7,963) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2023
  • Mostly girls until 2022, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s290#276 (1887)#317
1890s494#216 (1899)#250
1900s667#223 (1904)#241
1910s3,786#202 (1917)#222
1920s6,759#189 (1925)#203
1930s7,963#164 (1934)#175
1940s7,086#188 (1941)#221
1950s4,170#285 (1950)#366
1960s2,110#480 (1960)#542
1970s1,042#672 (1970)#842
1980s582#1,022 (1980)#1,297
1990s259#1,730 (1990)#3,010
2000s113#5,035 (2003)#6,758
2010s91#5,659 (2013)#8,535
2020s19#7,089 (2021)#8,005

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Carroll in 1957

girls
#1,109
89 births · 1 in 22,976 girls
boys
#399
378 births · 1 in 5,707 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #1,109Carroll89

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #399Carroll378
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 22,976 of them was named Carroll, which outranked 84.2% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carroll
  1. #1,100Missy90
  2. #1,100Rosann90
  3. #1,100Suzie90
  4. #1,109Carroll89
  5. #1,109Claudine89
  6. #1,109Hillary89
  7. #1,109Julianna89
  8. #1,116Cyndy88
  9. #1,116Dorcas88
  10. #1,116Jacquelin88

Tied with 6 names at #1,109; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 5,707 of them was named Carroll, which outranked 91.2% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carroll
  1. #396Darwin382
  2. #396Kendall382
  3. #398Alberto379
  4. #399Carroll378
  5. #400Alonzo377
  6. #400Grady377
  7. #400Noel377
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1957 →