Namesake.

Carol

Girl Germanic languages #2422 in 2023

Carol is a girl name of Germanic languages origin.

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Meaning of Carol

Shortened from Caroline. Associated by folk etymology with the English noun carol.

Popularity of Carol

Popularity, 1880–2023
74 births in 2023
1880 2023

816,772 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year
1946
34,457 babies
First recorded
1880
Earliest SSA data
Recent trend
Falling
Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5
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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.