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:
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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The Story of Carroll
As a girl name
Carroll first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1896, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1943, when 208 Carrolls were born — ranking #517 that year. As of 2026, Carroll ranks #15,292 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6K Carrolls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through 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. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 874 Carrolls were born — ranking #164 that year. As of 2026, Carroll ranks #8,914 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 35K Carrolls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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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 .
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