How Many People Are Named Karole?
An estimated 613 people in the United States have the first name Karole. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Karole peaked in popularity in 1945 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karole 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 Karole paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Karole is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
613
About 1 in 559,142 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1945
35 births
Total Registered
947
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karole
Karole is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 947 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karole as a female name
Ranked #18,578 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1945 (35 births)
Karole: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karole span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 275 babies were registered. Karole has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karole by Decade
How has Karole 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.
Karole by State
Birth registrations for Karole span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan. On average, about 10 Karoles were registered per state.
Karole + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karole as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karole
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karole: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karole?
We estimate approximately 613 people named Karole 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 559,142 Americans share this first name.
Is Karole a common name?
Karole is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 947 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karole most popular?
Karole reached peak popularity in 1945, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karole is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karole a female name?
Karole is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karole Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karole Smith, Karole Johnson, Karole 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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