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Origin & history of Carole1
French roots
Carole comes from the French tradition, meaning Free woman.
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How popular is Carole?
1942
peak year
Carole first appeared in U.S. records in 1901. The name climbed in popularity through the 1940s, reaching its peak of #35 nationally in 1942 with 8,407 babies that year. Carole's usage has held roughly steady recently. Today, Carole is a rare name in U.S. records with about 9 babies named Carole each year. In all, around 110,941 babies have been registered as Carole since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
8,407
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #35)
(ranked #35)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
110,941
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Carole9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
C3
A1
R9
O6
L3
E5
Sum: 27 → Life path 9
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Personality of Carole🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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