Karol
Meaning
Polish form of Karl (see Charles, from karl "man"); also a variant of Carol
Karol 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. Karol peaked in the 1940s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
5,995 people · the #2,418 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 33,333 · median age 20
Among people named Karol living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 227 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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