Caroll
Caroll is a unisex given name: about 37% of people named Caroll are men and 63% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 37% male / 63% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 776 male / 1,302 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Caroll
To address Caroll when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Caroll," in English, "Guten Tag Caroll," in German. About 37% of people named Caroll are men and 63% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Caroll,
German
Guten Tag Caroll,
French
Bonjour Caroll,
Spanish
Estimado/a Caroll:
Chinese
Caroll您好：
Japanese
Caroll様
English
Hi Caroll,
German
Hi Caroll,
French
Salut Caroll,
Spanish
Hola Caroll,
Chinese
Caroll你好：
Japanese
Caroll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 | uncommon | unisex name | 37% |
United States birth data
776 male · 1,302 female · 2,078 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Caroll a male or female name?
Caroll is a unisex given name: about 37% of people named Caroll are men and 63% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Caroll in an email?
To address Caroll when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Caroll," in English, "Guten Tag Caroll," in German. About 37% of people named Caroll are men and 63% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Caroll a unisex name?
Caroll is a unisex name: 37% of people named Caroll are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Caroll a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/caroll (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_caroll,
title = {Is Caroll a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/caroll},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}