Is Caroll a boy or girl name?

Caroll is a unisex name. Of the 2,078 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 62.7% were girls and 37.3% were boys. It changed hands in 1957, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Caroll

Recorded 1912–2005 · United States

Caroll was most popular in 1946, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,545 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,078 people named Caroll.

Caroll over time

Births per year. The dot marks Caroll’s peak in 1946. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Caroll a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Caroll is a unisex name — 62.7% of the 2,078 Americans given it were girls and 37.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 1957 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Caroll

Where Caroll is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.4×

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