How Many People Are Named Caroll?
An estimated 976 people in the United States have the first name Caroll. It is used for both genders, with 62.7% female. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Caroll peaked in popularity in 1946 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caroll 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 Caroll paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Caroll is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- With an average bearer age of 72, Caroll is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
976
About 1 in 351,183 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
62.7% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1946
86 births
Total Registered
2,078
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caroll
Caroll is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (37.3%) and females (62.7%). Out of 2,078 total births registered, 776 were male and 1,302 were female.
Caroll as a male name
Ranked #5,454 in 1979
6 male births in 1979
Peak: 1939 (26 births)
Caroll as a female name
Ranked #16,976 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 1946 (65 births)
Caroll: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caroll span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 639 babies were registered. Caroll has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caroll by Decade
How has Caroll 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.
Caroll by State
Birth registrations for Caroll span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Michigan. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Kentucky, Indiana. On average, about 14 Carolls were registered per state.
Caroll + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caroll as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caroll
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caroll: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caroll?
We estimate approximately 976 people named Caroll 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 351,183 Americans share this first name.
Is Caroll a common name?
Caroll is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,078 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caroll most popular?
Caroll reached peak popularity in 1946, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caroll is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caroll a female name?
Caroll is predominantly female. 62.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caroll Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caroll Smith, Caroll Johnson, Caroll 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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