How Many People Are Named Carola?
An estimated 611 people in the United States have the first name Carola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Carola peaked in popularity in 1961 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carola as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carola paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
611
About 1 in 560,973 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1961
29 births
Total Registered
1,161
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carola
Carola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,161 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carola as a female name
Ranked #10,406 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (29 births)
Carola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carola span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 169 babies were registered. Carola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carola by Decade
How has Carola tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carola by State
Birth registrations for Carola span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, New York, California. On average, about 14 Carolas were registered per state.
Carola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carola
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Carola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carola?
We estimate approximately 611 people named Carola are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 560,973 Americans share this first name.
Is Carola a common name?
Carola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,161 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carola most popular?
Carola reached peak popularity in 1961, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carola is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carola a female name?
Carola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carola Smith, Carola Johnson, Carola Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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