Carroll comes from the English / Germanic tradition, meaning Free Woman.
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How popular is Carroll?
1934peak year
The name Carroll reached its peak in 1934, with 874 registrations (ranked #164). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1880. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8849) today, averaging about 9 new babies per year. Carroll's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 41,347 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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