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“free man”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Karol is a masculine given name documented in Polish and Slovak. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Carolus. It is a form of Charles, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “free man”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Karol (Polish, Slovak), Karöl (Wymysorys), Kärol (Estonian)
Meaning: “free man”
Learned borrowing from Latin Carolus. Doublet of król.
02 / Across borders
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14 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 45 girls (rank 3389).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Karol
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,809 | observed |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | 8 | 3,666 | observed |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | 6 | 4,376 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 4,002 | observed |
| 1925 | 7 | 4,028 | observed |
| 1926 | 7 | 3,873 | observed |
| 1927 | 9 | 3,284 | observed |
| 1928 | 10 | 2,954 | observed |
| 1929 | 11 | 2,737 | observed |
| 1930 | 16 | 2,110 | observed |
| 1931 | 13 | 2,307 | observed |
| 1932 | 20 | 1,754 | observed |
| 1933 | 38 | 1,140 | observed |
| 1934 | 52 | 955 | observed |
| 1935 | 49 | 984 | observed |
| 1936 | 79 | 757 | observed |
| 1937 | 86 | 726 | observed |
| 1938 | 104 | 674 | observed |
| 1939 | 112 | 648 | observed |
| 1940 | 137 | 592 | observed |
| 1941 | 151 | 567 | observed |
| 1942 | 172 | 563 | observed |
| 1943 | 184 | 557 | observed |
| 1944 | 214 | 492 | observed |
| 1945 | 211 | 504 | observed |
| 1946 | 216 | 538 | observed |
| 1947 | 250 | 528 | observed |
| 1948 | 232 | 541 | observed |
| 1949 | 184 | 607 | observed |
| 1950 | 200 | 597 | observed |
| 1951 | 205 | 598 | observed |
| 1952 | 236 | 565 | observed |
| 1953 | 190 | 650 | observed |
| 1954 | 207 | 633 | observed |
| 1955 | 214 | 634 | observed |
| 1956 | 203 | 676 | observed |
| 1957 | 251 | 621 | observed |
| 1958 | 256 | 617 | observed |
| 1959 | 253 | 626 | observed |
| 1960 | 224 | 679 | observed |
| 1961 | 226 | 697 | observed |
| 1962 | 203 | 724 | observed |
| 1963 | 190 | 746 | observed |
| 1964 | 220 | 695 | observed |
| 1965 | 181 | 741 | observed |
| 1966 | 157 | 785 | observed |
| 1967 | 139 | 857 | observed |
| 1968 | 126 | 920 | observed |
| 1969 | 110 | 1,042 | observed |
| 1970 | 99 | 1,168 | observed |
| 1971 | 83 | 1,305 | observed |
| 1972 | 54 | 1,655 | observed |
| 1973 | 54 | 1,666 | observed |
| 1974 | 38 | 2,133 | observed |
| 1975 | 34 | 2,357 | observed |
| 1976 | 35 | 2,334 | observed |
| 1977 | 27 | 2,909 | observed |
| 1978 | 34 | 2,516 | observed |
| 1979 | 30 | 2,860 | observed |
| 1980 | 35 | 2,651 | observed |
| 1981 | 22 | 3,625 | observed |
| 1982 | 19 | 4,025 | observed |
| 1983 | 32 | 2,721 | observed |
| 1984 | 21 | 3,726 | observed |
| 1985 | 15 | 4,860 | observed |
| 1986 | 21 | 3,890 | observed |
| 1987 | 25 | 3,524 | observed |
| 1988 | 22 | 4,015 | observed |
| 1989 | 27 | 3,673 | observed |
| 1990 | 41 | 2,799 | observed |
| 1991 | 35 | 3,159 | observed |
| 1992 | 25 | 4,088 | observed |
| 1993 | 32 | 3,422 | observed |
| 1994 | 31 | 3,536 | observed |
| 1995 | 32 | 3,422 | observed |
| 1996 | 42 | 2,849 | observed |
| 1997 | 30 | 3,716 | observed |
| 1998 | 37 | 3,301 | observed |
| 1999 | 45 | 2,935 | observed |
| 2000 | 48 | 2,940 | observed |
| 2001 | 39 | 3,417 | observed |
| 2002 | 43 | 3,241 | observed |
| 2003 | 34 | 3,946 | observed |
| 2004 | 59 | 2,742 | observed |
| 2005 | 316 | 818 | observed |
| 2006 | 137 | 1,574 | observed |
| 2007 | 149 | 1,537 | observed |
| 2008 | 87 | 2,253 | observed |
| 2009 | 97 | 2,090 | observed |
| 2010 | 78 | 2,405 | observed |
| 2011 | 100 | 1,968 | observed |
| 2012 | 132 | 1,629 | observed |
| 2013 | 66 | 2,661 | observed |
| 2014 | 77 | 2,371 | observed |
| 2015 | 66 | 2,685 | observed |
| 2016 | 43 | 3,588 | observed |
| 2017 | 36 | 4,066 | observed |
| 2018 | 44 | 3,497 | observed |
| 2019 | 72 | 2,451 | observed |
| 2020 | 55 | 2,931 | observed |
| 2021 | 52 | 3,112 | observed |
| 2022 | 59 | 2,856 | observed |
| 2023 | 61 | 2,789 | observed |
| 2024 | 41 | 3,695 | observed |
| 2025 | 45 | 3,389 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Karol” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Karol— “man”
Karol, _m._ _Pol._ _Slov._ Teu. man, 386
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Polish politician and historian, President of the Republic of Poland since 2025
Polish composer (1882–1937)
Polish footballer
Polish association football player
Slovak football player and coach
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Mexico City — registered given-name components, selected top 100 per sex/year, 2000–2022
Dirección General del Registro Civil, Ciudad de México · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
