Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Carol
Endangered
Down 99.8% from peak
Peak era
1946
Peak births
34,284
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Carol
How many people are named Carol?
An estimated 369,254 living Americans are named Carol.
How rare is Carol?
Carol is uncommon among babies today, with 82 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.8% from its 1946 peak.
How old is the typical Carol?
The median age of a living American named Carol is approximately 71 years, with most bearers falling between 64 and 78 years old.
Is Carol still popular?
No. Carol is endangered as a baby name, down 99.8% from its 1946 peak with 82 births in 2025.
Where is Carol most common?
Carol has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 5.0× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19462025
Peak year
1946
Decline from peak
99.8%
2025
82
All-time
816,928
Where it lives now
Carol is most concentrated in Utah — about 5.0× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Wisconsin.
States where Carol is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.