Carrol is a unisex name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Carrol means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Carrol across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Carrol has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Carrol is a unisex name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “champion, or free man”. A variant of Carroll or Carol.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,319 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Carrol per year, United States (1890 to 2002). United States peaked in 1943 (352/yr).
Carrol has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1943, when it ranked #705 nationally (given to 352 babies that year).
Carol · Carole · Carl · Carla · Carly · Karl · Carroll · Carley
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