| Name info: About the name Carol in particular | | Gender: | female |
| Languages of use: | English |
| Topics: | Asteroid 2214 Carol, discovered 1953 |
| US 2021 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
| Similarly written: | Caol, Carl, Carola, Carole, Karol, Karol, Aaro, Aaron, Aarón, Arel Details |
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| Group info: About Karl/Charlotte/Carla, the group of names with the same origin as Carol | | Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Info about origin, female: | diminutive of Charles and thus also a female form of this name |
| Info about origin, female: | the variant Carol is probably chosen by parents because of the common English word carol (Christmas song) |
| Info about origin, male: | old Germanic name |
| | known from the famous king Charles the Great, also called Charlemagne (8th/9th century AD) |
| | only in the 19th century the name became really popular |
| Words: | karal = the man, the husband Old High German |
| Topics: | Words |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Charlotte Australia 2021, 1:Karl Sweden 2014, 2:Lotte Netherlands 2007, 2:Carl Denmark 2022, 2:Karlo Croatia 2008, 3:Carlos Colombia 2011, 4:Carolina Portugal 2020, 4:Charlie England+Wales 2012, 4:Caroline Denmark 2008, 4:Karolína Czechia 2012 |
| Somehow related to: | Charles |
| Old/original forms: | Carolus Latinized |
| Name variants: | Carla, Carlee, Carleigh, Carley, Carli, Carlie, Carlina, Carlota, Carlotta, Carly, Carol, Carola, Carole, Carolien, Carolin, Carolina, Caroline, Carolyn, Carolyne, Carri, Carrie, Carry, Charla, Charlee, Charleen, Charleigh, Charlene, Charlène, Charley, Charli, Charlie, Charline, Charlott, Charlotta, Charlotte, Karla, Karlee, Karley, Karli, Karlie, Karlotta, Karly, Karol, Karola, Karoliina, Karolin, Karolina, Karolína, Karoline, Lien, Lot, Lotta, Lotte, Lotti, Lottie, Carl, Carlito, Carlo, Carlos, Charles, Charlie, Charly, Chaz, Chuck, Kaarlo, Kale, Kalle, Karel, Karl, Karlis, Karlo, Karol, Károly Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Carol | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| England+Wales decades | Graph | 1974 84, 1964 21, 1954 7, 1944 12 |
| Switzerland | | 1997 369 |
| USA decades | Graph | 1990-1999 417, 1980-1989 280, 1970-1979 130, 1960-1969 38 |
| USA prevalence | | 1990 18 |
| USA yearly | Graph | 2006 972, 2005 758, 2004 849, 2003 875, 2002 845, 2001 832, 2000 722, 1999 739, 1998 657, 1997 606, 1996 565, 1995 525, 1994 495, 1993 494 |
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