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Karol

/ˈkɛɹɔl/ · 87% girls · 45 born in 2025

Karol has been given to about 11,131 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɛɹɔl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 9,330
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Karol per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 448
  • Born in 202545
  • All time11,131
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Karol?

Its best year was 2005, when 448 babies were given the name, ranking 818th. The typical living American called Karol is about 62 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Karol

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carol0.96
  2. Carrol0.93
  3. Karon0.75
  4. Carole0.69
  5. Caron0.71
  6. Carolyn0.66
  7. Caryl0.68
  8. Marisol0.63

Middle names for Karol

Ranked by flow score
  1. Karol Anne0.81
  2. Karol Eve0.80
  3. Karol Elizabeth0.78
  4. Karol Catherine0.78
  5. Karol Marie0.77
  6. Karol Grace0.77

Sibling names for Karol

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.89
  2. Margosister · 0.88
  3. Lanasister · 0.85
  4. Rudybrother · 0.83
  5. Clarkbrother · 0.82
  6. Frankieeither · 0.82

Where Karol is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Karol Anderson0.77
  2. Karol White0.72
  3. Karol Reyes0.72
  4. Karol Nguyen0.72
  5. Karol Hill0.72
  6. Karol Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Karol

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Karol across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.