NewName Shortlist 0 Meaning This name is in the birth records, but its history has not yet been added to the library. We add meanings only when they can be given with a source.
Its wave through time Most used in the 1960s
In the United States 0 0.5 1 1.5 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1964 per 1,000 babies of that sex 89,915 babies given this name since 1915 At its height in 1964, about 1 in 919 girls 418 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Carol Girl An English short form of Caroline (feminine of Carolus, Charles), later associated with the word carol 'joyful song'. Modern · peak 1945 Carolyn Girl A variant of Caroline, the French feminine diminutive of Carolus (Charles), from Germanic karl 'free man'. Modern · peak 1942 Carlos Boy The Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, from Germanic karl 'free man'. Renaissance · peak 2001 Caroline Girl Feminine form of Carolus (Charles), from Germanic karl 'man, free man'. Revolutions · peak 1889 Carla Girl Feminine of Carl/Karl, from Germanic karl 'man, free man'. Modern · peak 1962 Karl Boy From Germanic karl 'man, free man'. Early Medieval · peak 1963 Carly Girl A pet form of Carla or Caroline, feminine forms of Charles (Germanic karl 'free man'). Modern · peak 1995 Carlton Boy From an English place name and surname, Old English ceorl 'free peasant' + tun 'settlement'. Victorian · peak 1937 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.