Over the past 110 years, 18 boys and 107 423 girls have been named Carole. The name Carole ranks 9130th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Carole in 1937. The peak of popularity of the name Carole came in the 1930s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.