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Carole
OriginEnglish, feminine variation of Charles
Meaning"free man"
GenderGirl
US Rank#931
Top 1000
NB Rank#4130
On Nameberry
About Carole
Variation of Carol
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Famous Caroles
- Carole King (born Carol Joan Klein)
American singer,songwriter
- Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters)
American actress
- Carole DiFalco Radziwill
American realty TV personality ("Real Housewives of New York")
- Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste)
American actress
- Carole Elizabeth Middleton
mother of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Carole Mathews
American actress
- Carole Bouquet
French actress
- Carole Bayer Sager
American songwriter
- Carole Denise Fredericks
American R&B singer
- Mildred Frances "Carole" Cook
American actress
- Carole Shelley
English actress
- Carole "Cookie" Cole
American actress; adopted daughter of singer Nat King Cole
- Carole Baskin
owner of Big Cat Rescue, a wild cat sanctuary
Carole in pop culture
- Carole Hanson
character in "The Saddle Club" TV and book series
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