Carol has been given to about 825,584 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1946, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1946, when 34,458 babies were given the name, ranking 5th. The typical living American called Carol is about 75 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.