Carola
Carola was the 11133rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 1073rd; the most babies were born in 1961 (29). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,838 places. More babies were named Carola in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,133 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196129 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,170babies recorded
Carola popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,133 | 8 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #9,387 | 8 |
| 1980 | #8,282 | 7 |
| 1970 | #5,452 | 9 |
| 1960 | #3,103 | 16 |
| 1950 | #2,357 | 18 |
| 1940 | #1,905 | 18 |
| 1930 | #2,874 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,609 | 13 |
| 1910 | #2,186 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,974 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Carola, counting every spelling?
Carola has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Carola?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carola (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Carola born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carola.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carola?
About 700 people born in the US named Carola are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 40 and 73. That makes Carola a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Carola
How popular is the name Carola?
Carola was the 11133rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 1073rd; the most babies were born in 1961 (29). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,838 places. More babies were named Carola in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Carola a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Carola in the US.