Mostly boys · peaked in 1934
Carroll name popularity since 1925
32,205 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Carroll (16.3% girls, 83.7% boys). Half of them were born in 1943 or earlier, so the typical Carroll is about 83 years old in 2026. Carroll peaked in 1934 as the #164 name for boys, and fewer than 5 boys got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,205
- Named Carroll, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1934
- #164 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 boys named Carroll in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 83.7% boys
- 5,245 girls · 26,960 boys
- Most popular in
- Maine
- 6.74× its national share
Peak year is the year Carroll made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Carroll births per year, 1925–2025
1934 was the biggest year for Carroll both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1943 and 1948, Carroll's share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 1,730 to 1 in 2,900.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Carroll's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Carroll.
Decade by decade
Babies named Carroll in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 337 | 3,525 | – |
| 1930s | 1,154 | 7,963 | #172 |
| 1940s | 1,714 | 7,086 | #213 |
| 1950s | 952 | 4,170 | #361 |
| 1960s | 571 | 2,110 | #575 |
| 1970s | 261 | 1,042 | #861 |
| 1980s | 137 | 582 | #1,231 |
| 1990s | 98 | 259 | #2,563 |
| 2000s | 10 | 113 | #8,413 |
| 2010s | 6 | 91 | #8,150 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 19 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
50.2% of babies named Carroll from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Carroll is most popular
The index compares Carroll's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Carroll.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 6.74× | 778 |
| Maryland | 4.30× | 1,773 |
| Arkansas | 3.74× | 1,037 |
| Virginia | 3.45× | 2,099 |
| South Carolina | 3.14× | 1,186 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Carroll and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll (this page) | 26,960 | 1934 |
| Carrol | 4,530 | 1930 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Carroll's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Carroll.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Carroll (1934).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data