Karol
Boy · KA-rol · Germanic
Karol is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “man, free man”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 3,388th for girls in the US (45 babies).
What does Karol mean?
Germanic: Polish form of Charles
“man, free man”
Polish form of Charles; Pope John Paul II was born Karol Wojtyła.
- Say it
- KA-rol
Is Karol a girl's or a boy's name?
Karol is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 45 girls in the US.
How popular is Karol in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 81% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Karol, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2011, with 76 boys.
Half of all the boys named Karol in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were given Karol or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,452, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Carol 11
- Karol 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Karol in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 32 | #994 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,098 |
| 2017 | 36 | #936 |
| 2016 | 38 | #902 |
| 2015 | 40 | #857 |
| 2014 | 33 | #969 |
| 2013 | 43 | #811 |
| 2012 | 58 | #658 |
| 2011 | 76 | #524 |
| 2010 | 46 | #739 |
| 2009 | 48 | #711 |
| 2008 | 65 | #570 |
| 2007 | 36 | #827 |
| 2006 | 26 | #986 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,216 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Karol in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,388among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 36,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the US were named Karol, making it the 3,388th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,931st. Its busiest year was 2005, with 316 girls. It first appears in the records in 1918.
Half of all the girls named Karol in the US since 1880 were born between 1949 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 127 girls in the US were given Karol or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,428, up from #3,388 for this spelling alone.
- Carol 82
- Karol 45
In 1930, 47% of the babies named Karol in the US were girls. By 2023 it was 91%, with more girls than boys since 1932.
Karol in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3,388 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,695 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,789 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,856 |
| 2021 | 52 | #3,112 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,931 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2,451 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3,496 |
| 2017 | 36 | #4,065 |
| 2016 | 43 | #3,588 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,685 |
| 2014 | 77 | #2,371 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,660 |
| 2012 | 132 | #1,629 |
| 2011 | 100 | #1,968 |
| 2010 | 78 | #2,405 |
| 2009 | 97 | #2,090 |
| 2008 | 87 | #2,253 |
| 2007 | 149 | #1,537 |
| 2006 | 137 | #1,574 |
| 2005 | 316 | #818 |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,738 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3,237 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3,413 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,936 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,932 |
| 1998 | 37 | #3,298 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,713 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 1995 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1994 | 31 | #3,531 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 35 | #3,153 |
| 1990 | 41 | #2,794 |
| 1989 | 27 | #3,667 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 25 | #3,521 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 32 | #2,720 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,651 |
| 1979 | 30 | #2,860 |
| 1978 | 34 | #2,516 |
| 1977 | 27 | #2,908 |
| 1976 | 35 | #2,334 |
| 1975 | 34 | #2,357 |
| 1974 | 38 | #2,133 |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,666 |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,655 |
| 1971 | 83 | #1,305 |
| 1970 | 99 | #1,168 |
| 1969 | 110 | #1,042 |
| 1968 | 126 | #920 |
| 1967 | 139 | #857 |
| 1966 | 157 | #785 |
| 1965 | 181 | #741 |
| 1964 | 220 | #695 |
| 1963 | 190 | #746 |
| 1962 | 203 | #724 |
| 1961 | 226 | #697 |
| 1960 | 224 | #679 |
| 1959 | 253 | #626 |
| 1958 | 256 | #617 |
| 1957 | 251 | #620 |
| 1956 | 203 | #675 |
| 1955 | 214 | #633 |
| 1954 | 207 | #632 |
| 1953 | 190 | #649 |
| 1952 | 236 | #564 |
| 1951 | 205 | #597 |
| 1950 | 200 | #596 |
| 1949 | 184 | #606 |
| 1948 | 232 | #540 |
| 1947 | 250 | #528 |
| 1946 | 216 | #538 |
| 1945 | 211 | #504 |
| 1944 | 214 | #492 |
| 1943 | 184 | #557 |
| 1942 | 172 | #563 |
| 1941 | 151 | #567 |
| 1940 | 137 | #592 |
| 1939 | 112 | #648 |
| 1938 | 104 | #674 |
| 1937 | 86 | #726 |
| 1936 | 79 | #757 |
| 1935 | 49 | #984 |
| 1934 | 52 | #955 |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,140 |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,753 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,306 |
| 1930 | 16 | #2,109 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,736 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,282 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 7 | #4,027 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,665 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
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Other spellings of Karol
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