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Karol

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Karol: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #557 to #4270.1997200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#557#4270
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#2859
2005#1377
2006#939
2007#883
2008#577
2009#662
2010#774
2011#557
2012#682
2013#837
2014#988
2015#833
2016#858
2017#943
2018#1040
2019#974
2020#1230
2021#1860
2022#2529
2023#3523
2024#4270
2025#3684

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 45 of the 54 years from 1968 to 2021.

In 2022: #572 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2529 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1968–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #544 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1979–2022

    Highest recorded position: #75 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1979–2022).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #75 in Republic of Ireland in 1979.

Karol's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#25298HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#186012HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#123021HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#97429HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#104027HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#94332HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#85837HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#83337HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#98829HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#83736HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#68249HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#55763HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#77438HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#66247HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#57757HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#88329HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#93925HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#137714HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#2716HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#3115HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#2616HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3873HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#2915HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3573HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#2654HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4365HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4036HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4625HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#5054HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4915HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4616HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5015HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#34511HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4706HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5514HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#5185HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5175HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4866HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4008HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#3898HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#5394HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#5294HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5105HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5175HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#36510HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5814HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#3959HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#37210HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#28916HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#27918HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#29417HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#24921HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#22627HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#17240HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#19132HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#18536HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#24823HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#18635HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#15047HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#21727HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#26119HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#24522HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#23323HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#36812HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4249HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#26518HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#4648HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4468HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4497HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5444HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5725HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#4667HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#4437HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4128HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#35511HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#31414HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#27118HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#27917HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#21027HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#27817HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#25719HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#30614HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#3429HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#29510HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#3028HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#15920HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#5333HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#17416HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#3528HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#11745HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#21025HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#75110HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#4694HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#4433HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Karol is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Karol, between 1968 and 2025, in 51 of those 58 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1968–202145#150 in 1983
Republic of Ireland1969–202224#75 in 1979
England and Wales1997–202522#557 in 2011
Northern Ireland2005–20148#261 in 2011

Its high point came 32 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1979) than in England and Wales (2011).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1969; it appears again in 1973.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #75 in Republic of Ireland in 1979. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.