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How popular is the name Carole?
Births per year, rank history and how many Caroles are alive today.
Carole (female), a spelling of Carol, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2006 (ranked 5061st); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1944, when around 1,900 babies were given the name, the 27th most popular that year. At least 34,000 babies have been named Carole in England and Wales since 1944. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Carol you are most likely to meet is around 72 years old. Half of all Carols born in England and Wales are between 67 and 79, and there are at least 160,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 40% chance that at least one of them will be called Carol.
How many babies are named Carole each year?
Includes all spellings: Carole, Carol. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Carole spelling rank?
Where does the Carol spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Carole most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Carol, peaked in 1954, when around 8,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Carole spelling itself peaked in 1944, with around 1,900 babies.
How many people are called Carole?
At least 160,000 people named Carole in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Carole?
Most living Caroles are between 67 and 79; the most common age is about 72.
Is Carole becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.