Carol

English, feminine variation of Charles

"free man"

Carol Origin and Meaning

Variation of Caro

Carol Rank in US Top 1000

# 972 in the US

Carol Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1299 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Carol

• 1299 Nameberry 2025
• 893 Unique 2020

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Famous People Named Carol

• Carol Elaine Channing American actress and singer
• Carol Creighton Burnett American actress/comedienne
• Carol Ryrie Brink American novelist
• Carol Lynley American actress
• Carol McGiffin English broadcaster of radio and television
• Carol Vorderman British media personality
• Carol Ann Shields American,Canadian novelist
• Carolyn Widney "Carol" Greider American biologist, winner of the Nobel Prize
• Carol Jane Thatcher English journalist, daughter of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
• Carol Wayne American actress
• Carol LeGrant Lewis American Olympic long jumper
• Carol Harrison English actress
• Carol Higgins Clark American mystery novelist, daughter of novelist Mary Higgins Clark
• Carol Ann Duffy Scottish poet, First woman poet laureate in the UK
• Carol Shepp McCain American model and White House event planner
• Carol Gracias Indian model

The name Carol in Pop Culture

• Carol Brady mom on TV's "The Brady Bunch"
• Carol Ferris character in The Green Lantern comics
• Carol Peletier character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Carol Lockwood character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Carol Danvers a.k.a. Ms. Marvel Marvel Comics character
• Carol Anne Seaver character on TV's "Growing Pains"
• Carol Anne Freeling character in the "Poltergeist" film series
• Carol Marcus character on TV's "Star Trek"
• Carol Russell character on TV's "American Gothic"
• Carol Ann Jackson character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Carol Willick character on TV's "Friends"
• Carol Hathaway Ross character on TV's "ER"
• Carol Pewterschmidt West character on TV's "Family Guy"
• Carol Aird main character in the novel "A Price of Salt"/"Carol", by Patricia Highsmith, and it's 2015 film adaptation, "Carol", played by Cate Blanchett
• Carol McCardy character on TV's "Mad Men"
• Carol Stills character on TV's "The Office"
• Carol Baldwin character on British soap "Coronation Street"
• Carol character on TV's "The Tomorrow People"
• "Carol " song by Chuck Berry
• "Oh! Carol " song by Neil Sedaka
• Carol's Daughter company for natural haircare and beauty products
• Carol Bernaola (b. 1976) Playboy Magazine's Playmate of the Month for January 2000 Twin sister of Darlene Bernaola
• Carol Freeman character, Captain on the upcoming animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks
• Carol character in the manga/anime series "The Promised Neverland"
• Carol Murphy character in series "7th Heaven"