The first name Carola
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Carola last appeared in the official list in 1996, given to 3 girls.
3
babies named Carola, 1996–2025
#3,795
rank in 1996
1996
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Carola with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Carola at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Carola, the 11,133rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1961, when 29 were.
1,170
babies named Carola since 1880
#11,133
rank in 2025
1961
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Carola
16 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Carola SchoutenDutch politician, born 1977
- Carola NeherGerman actress (1900-1942)
- Carola HornigEast German rower, born 1962
- Carola RacketeGerman merchant navy captain, born 1988
- Carola AndingEast German cross-country skier, born 1960
- Carola ZirzowEast German canoeist, born 1954
- Carola HöhnGerman actress (1910–2005)
- Carola DombeckEast German gymnast, born 1960
- Carola BraunbockCzech actress (1924–1978)
- Carola SöbergAssociation football player, born 1982
- Carola UilenhoedDutch judoka, born 1984
- Carola ToelleGerman actress (1893–1958)
Questions
- How popular is the name Carola?
- In 1996, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Carola, ranking 3,795th.
- Is Carola a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,170 US babies named Carola since 1880 were girls.
- When was Carola most popular?
- 1961 in the United States, when 29 babies were named Carola, its highest rank at 2,202nd.