How Many People Are Named Carrol?
An estimated 3,556 people in the United States have the first name Carrol. It is used for both genders, with 58.8% male. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Carrol peaked in popularity in 1943 with 352 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carrol 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 Carrol paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Carrol has undergone a significant gender shift. Originally given predominantly to boys, it is now more commonly a girls' name.
- Carrol is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- With an average bearer age of 75, Carrol is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
3,556
About 1 in 96,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
58.8% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1943
352 births
Total Registered
10,319
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carrol
Carrol is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (58.8%) and females (41.2%). Out of 10,319 total births registered, 6,067 were male and 4,252 were female.
Carrol as a male name
Ranked #5,708 in 1989
8 male births in 1989
Peak: 1930 (191 births)
Carrol as a female name
Ranked #15,877 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1943 (200 births)
Carrol: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carrol span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 2,760 babies were registered. Carrol has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carrol by Decade
How has Carrol 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.
Carrol by State
Birth registrations for Carrol span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana. The lowest are in South Dakota, Montana, Maine. On average, about 144 Carrols were registered per state.
Carrol + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carrol as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carrol
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carrol: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carrol?
We estimate approximately 3,556 people named Carrol 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 96,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Carrol a common name?
Carrol is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,319 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carrol most popular?
Carrol reached peak popularity in 1943, when 352 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carrol is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carrol a male name?
Carrol is predominantly male. 58.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carrol Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carrol Smith, Carrol Johnson, Carrol 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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