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Girl name French origin Christian tradition

Carole

KAR-əl · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Free woman, French variant of Carol
Language
French
Culture
French;Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
French · mid-century
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Popularity over time

2023 rank#10463
2023 births9
Peak year1942
First appeared1901
Total US births110,677
1942 peak19011932196219932023
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
CarolCarrie
Alternate spellings
CarolKarole
In other languages
Carola (Italian/German)

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Notable people named Carole

Carole King (singer)
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Carole Bayer Sager (songwriter)
Carole Radziwill (TV personality)