How Many People Are Named Carol Doe?

There are approximately 392 people named Carol Doe living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 874,373 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Carol with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Doe. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

392

1 in 874,373 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Carol

Last Name

Doe

Carol: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Carol. The peak year was 1946 with 34,457 births. The average person named Carol today is 71 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Carol

In the 2020 Census, the first name Carol was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (88.76%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (5.07%) and Hispanic (2.79%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Carol in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Carol rose or fell over time.

White

88.76%

Black

5.07%

Hispanic

2.79%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.28%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.53%

Two or More Races

1.57%

Ancestry of the Doe Surname

The surname Doe was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Doe in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

52.71%

Black

21.28%

Hispanic

18.43%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.07%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.69%

Two or More Races

1.82%

How we calculated this

The first name "Carol" has an estimated frequency of 0.130% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Doe" appears at a rate of 87.91 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Carol are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 392 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Carol

Carol Smith Carol Johnson Carol Williams Carol Brown Carol Jones Carol Garcia Carol White Carol Reed

Other people with the surname Doe

Michael Doe James Doe John Doe David Doe Robert Doe William Doe Linda Doe

Carol Doe: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Carol Doe?

We estimate approximately 392 people named Carol Doe are alive in the United States today. The first name Carol is shared by 445,676 Americans, and the surname Doe is shared by 301,330.

How rare is the name Carol Doe?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 874,373 Americans. The first name Carol is common and the surname Doe is common.

Is Carol a male or female name?

Carol is predominantly female, with 1.0% of bearers being male and 99.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1946 and the average bearer today is 71 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Carol?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Carol was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (88.76%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (5.07%) and Hispanic (2.79%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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