Carroll
Carroll is an Irish unisex given name and a surname (Carroll). As an English given name, it is a form of Charles and Caroline. Notable people known by this name include the following:
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Carroll
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carroll is an Irish unisex given name and a surname (Carroll). As an English given name, it is a form of Charles and Caroline. Notable people known by this name include the following:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Carroll
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Carroll as a girl name dates back to 1896, when 5 babies received it. 1943 was its biggest year on record, with 208 newborns named Carroll — #517 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Carroll on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Carroll last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Carroll first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 26 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1934: 874 births, good for #164 nationwide. About 22% of every Carroll on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Carroll last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 35K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Carroll
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Carroll. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cearbhall
Names that sound like Carroll
Phonetically similar names — useful when Carroll is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Carroll
Carroll is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 35K births in the dataset. Carroll's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #164. Use the chart and map above to compare Carroll'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.