Given name & surname · also Irish
Carrol
“a free man”
Carrol is a variant of Carl. In German use, Carl carries the interpretation “a free man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carrol is a variant of Carl. In German use, Carl carries the interpretation “a free man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carrol is a form of Carol. Carol comes from Latin, and ultimately from Romanian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carrol through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,319
- 6,067 boys · 4,252 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 352 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 59% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 200 in 1943. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,984 as a first name in 2020; 1,648 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carrol’s family of names
In English usage, Carrol has a related form in Carol. Carrol has a related form in Carl. In English usage, Carrol as a surname has a related form in Carroll.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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