Is Carola a boy or girl name?

Carola is a girl’s name. Of the 1,170 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Carola

Recorded 1894–2025 · United States

Carola was most popular in 1961, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,495 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,170 people named Carola.

Carola over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carola’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carola a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carola is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,170 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org