The first name Carole

Carole last appeared in the official list in 2006, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 5 births (#2,683).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Carole with other names.

In 2025, 9 girls born in the United States were named Carole, the 10,258th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1942, when 8,407 were.

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.

• Carole Lombard
  American actress (1908-1942)
• Carole Bouquet
  French actress (b. 1957)
• Carole Landis
  American actress (1919–1948)
• Carole Pateman
  British feminist, academic political theorist, born 1940
• Carole Montillet
  Alpine skier, born 1973
• Carole Ann Ford
  British actress, born 1940
• Carole André
  French actress, born 1953
• Carole Merle
  Alpine skier, born 1964
• Carole Laure
  Canadian actress and singer, born 1948
• Carole Bayer Sager
  American lyricist, singer and songwriter, born 1944
• Carole Caldwell Graebner
  American tennis player (1943–2008)
• Carole Shelley
  British actress (1939-2018)

• Charlotte
• Sophie
• Jean
• Isabelle
• Esme
• Anne
• Amber
• Caroline
• Louise
• Claire
• Eloise
• Jane
• Margot
• Paige
• Josephine
• Madeleine

All 210 names of French origin

What does the name Carole mean?

Borrowed from French Carole.

What is the origin of the name Carole?

Borrowed from French Carole.

How popular is the name Carole?

In 2006, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Carole, ranking 5,061st. Its peak was 1996, with 5 births.

Is Carole a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 110,952 US babies named Carole since 1880 were girls.

When was Carole most popular?

1942 in the United States, when 8,407 babies were named Carole, its highest rank at 35th.

What name is Carole a form of?

Carole is a form of Carol.