Carrol
A unisex name of Old Norse origin, meaning a form of caroline or carol, free woman.
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outside the top 1000
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outside the ONS list
Carrol by the numbers
Its American peak was 200 babies in 1943, making it a 1940s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carrol. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Carrolldescendant of cearbhall, fierce in battle11 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Carrol
Names that are said the same way as Carrol, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean freedom
Like Carrol, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
- Charlesfree man7,142 in the US (2017)
- Maverickindependent, unbranded4,737 in the US (2017)
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carlosfree man; a form of Charles3,058 in the US (2017)
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