girl's name

Karole

  • Origin French
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 1,132

Karole is a girl's name. In 2006 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Karole is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in 1945, when 35 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1932.

Karole over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2006, not a full ten years.

275
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Karole by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 90
1940s 275
1950s 178
1960s 265
1970s 82
1980s 35
1990s 17
2000s (to 2006) 5

How popular is Karole?

In 2006, Karole was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Karole is used

Canada #1,519 10 in 1994
France #3,594 5 in 1988
United States #19,919 5 in 2006

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Karole

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Karole also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Karole over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Karole

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Karole — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Karole

How popular is the name Karole?

In 2006, Karole was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Karole a girl's or a boy's name?

Karole is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Karole most popular?

Karole peaked in 1945, when 35 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.