Caroll
Caroll is a name, a variant of Carol, Carrol, or Carroll. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Caroll
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Caroll is a name, a variant of Carol, Carrol, or Carroll. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Caroll
As a girl name
Caroll first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1918, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1946, when 65 Carolls were born — ranking #1,050 that year. As of 2026, Caroll ranks #16,460 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Carolls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Caroll first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1939, when 26 Carolls were born — ranking #1,297 that year. As of 2026, Caroll ranks #5,355 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 776 Carolls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Caroll most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Ireland35%
- United States34%
- Australia15%
- New Zealand10%
- CM6%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Caroll
Phonetically similar names — useful when Caroll is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Kraal
- Crawl
- Crowl
- Kroll
- Krall
- Krol
- Cruel
- Corral
- Krill
- Creel
- Chorale
- Creal
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Caroll
Caroll is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Caroll's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #1,050. Use the chart and map above to compare Caroll's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.