The baby name Carole appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 2001. It was most popular in 1942 with 9,166 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Carole has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 38 |
| 1917 | 38 |
| 1918 | 56 |
| 1919 | 50 |
| 1920 | 54 |
| 1921 | 104 |
| 1922 | 106 |
| 1923 | 181 |
| 1924 | 236 |
| 1925 | 213 |
| 1926 | 219 |
| 1927 | 245 |
| 1928 | 284 |
| 1929 | 404 |
| 1930 | 515 |
| 1931 | 1,107 |
| 1932 | 1,639 |
| 1933 | 2,836 |
| 1934 | 3,232 |
| 1935 | 3,344 |
| 1936 | 3,841 |
| 1937 | 5,016 |
| 1937 | 15 |
| 1938 | 5,337 |
| 1939 | 5,241 |
| 1940 | 5,478 |
| 1941 | 5,467 |
| 1942 | 9,166 |
| 1942 | 6 |
| 1943 | 7,738 |
| 1943 | 7 |
| 1944 | 6,845 |
| 1945 | 5,270 |
| 1946 | 5,003 |
| 1947 | 4,488 |
| 1948 | 3,816 |
| 1949 | 3,155 |
| 1950 | 2,764 |
| 1951 | 2,518 |
| 1952 | 2,385 |
| 1953 | 2,087 |
| 1954 | 1,780 |
| 1955 | 1,677 |
| 1956 | 1,677 |
| 1957 | 1,953 |
| 1958 | 1,831 |
| 1959 | 1,736 |
| 1960 | 2,119 |
| 1961 | 2,057 |
| 1962 | 1,559 |
| 1963 | 1,220 |
| 1964 | 1,267 |
| 1965 | 938 |
| 1966 | 809 |
| 1967 | 762 |
| 1968 | 627 |
| 1969 | 562 |
| 1970 | 423 |
| 1971 | 353 |
| 1972 | 270 |
| 1973 | 212 |
| 1974 | 144 |
| 1975 | 128 |
| 1976 | 98 |
| 1977 | 103 |
| 1978 | 82 |
| 1979 | 88 |
| 1980 | 54 |
| 1981 | 91 |
| 1982 | 36 |
| 1983 | 44 |
| 1984 | 45 |
| 1985 | 62 |
| 1986 | 14 |
| 1987 | 48 |
| 1988 | 45 |
| 1989 | 17 |
| 1990 | 16 |
| 1991 | 44 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 2001 | 10 |