Carole
Carole is a female given name: 100% of people named Carole are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Luxembourg, France
- US births since 1880
- 264 male / 110,631 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Carole
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Carole," in English, "Guten Tag Carole," in German. Carole is a female given name: about 100% of people named Carole are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Carole,
German
Guten Tag Carole,
French
Bonjour Carole,
Spanish
Estimado/a Carole:
Chinese
Carole您好：
Japanese
Carole様
English
Hi Carole,
German
Hi Carole,
French
Salut Carole,
Spanish
Hola Carole,
Chinese
Carole你好：
Japanese
Caroleさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Luxembourg | common | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
264 male · 110,631 female · 110,895 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Carole a male or female name?
Carole is a female given name: 100% of people named Carole are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Carole in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Carole," in English, "Guten Tag Carole," in German. Carole is a female given name: about 100% of people named Carole are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Carole a unisex name?
Carole is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Carole are men. Carole leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Carole a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carole (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_carole,
title = {Is Carole a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carole},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}