Carols

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ˈkɛɹəɫz/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Carols is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 1.4M(measured from records)
  • FIFinland≈1 in 214K
  • NZNew Zealand≈1 in 508K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

241 people, 2020

Sources
80 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 214K (inferred from the name graph)

Finland, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

One other spelling is counted as the same name:

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Carols counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Carols is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States2411 in 1.4M222Carols80
CO Colombia≈78 est.≈1 in 628K—Carols13
GB United Kingdom≈76 est.≈1 in 860K—Carols7
IT Italy≈75 est.≈1 in 836K—Carols1
CA Canada≈35 est.≈1 in 1.1M—Carols5
CL Chile≈31 est.≈1 in 584K1Carols12
FI Finland≈26 est.≈1 in 214K—Carols1
SG Singapore≈11 est.≈1 in 583K—Carols1
NZ New Zealand≈10 est.≈1 in 508K—Carols3
IE Ireland≈9 est.≈1 in 600K—Carols1

241 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; SRCEI — Nombres más comunes (guaguas, 1920–2021). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 7 sources across 4 countries.

Official registers attesting Carols
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020222#34,047
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex202019#34,047
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)198715—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199013—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)198810—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)198410—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19899—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19938—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19858—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19838—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19747—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19677—

Reference works 1

  • Dictionary of American Family Names

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Carols?
A machine transcription gives /ˈkɛɹəɫz/ (IPA) for English.
Is Carols a male or female name?
Carols is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Carols have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 241 people named Carols, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled carols.
How common is the name Carols?
In the United States, the national register counted 241 people named Carols in 2020, about 1 in 1.4 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Carols”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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