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Boy name#467 of boy names

Carroll

Pronounced K AA1 R OW1 L (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1934
  • 144 years in use
  • 6 spellings
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How popular is Carroll?

Carroll is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 53,026 children — the 467th most common boys' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 184 births across the past decade, against a peak of 1,345 in a single year. That peak was in 1934.

Six other spellings are counted in that total — Carol, Carrol, Karol and three more — because they are pronounced identically.

05001,0001,5002,00018901920195019802010
19341,345

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Carroll and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Carol
  • Carrol
  • Karol
  • Caroll
  • Carrel
  • Carole

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K AA1 R OW1 L · K AE1 R AH0 L · K AH1 R OW1 L · K EH1 R AH0 L · K EH1 R AO0 L · S IY1 EY1 R OW1 L
Stress pattern:
11 · 10 · 11 · 10 · 10 · 111
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Carroll

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Carroll

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Carroll?
Carroll ranks 467th among boys' names in US records, with 53,026 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 184.
Is Carroll a unisex name?
No. Carroll is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Carroll most popular?
1934, when 1,345 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Carroll spelled?
Carol, Carrol, Karol, Caroll, Carrel, Carole. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.