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Carole

Girl

Origin of the name

Carole comes from the Latin Carola, the feminine of Carolus, that is, Charles. It goes back to the Germanic Karl, “free man.”

Short-lived name

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In 1942, Carole reached its peak: 8,407 girls, 1 baby in 325. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 10104. 45% of all babies named Carole since 1880 were born in the 1940s.
110,688births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 35rank at its peak, in 1942

Where babies named Carole are born

1942

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The darker the blue, the more common Carole is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Carole is most common in Massachusetts (1.7 times), Pennsylvania (1.6) and District of Columbia (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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