Carole
Meaning
French feminine form of Carolus (see Charles, from karl "man")
Carole around the world
One shared root links 24 names across 7 languages.
Shared root: from Germanic karl "man", Latinized as Carolus and spread everywhere by Charlemagne's fame
The constellation
17 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Carole peaked in the 1930s and the 1940s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
132 people · the #33,941 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 33
Among people named Carole living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Carole
Most people given the name Carole in the United States were born between 1940 and 1959. The Carole you meet today is most often in her 70s or 80s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Carole deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Carole truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Carole fits with your family’s names and surname.
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