Carrol

Carrol is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named Carrol are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh

Male 59%Female 41%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict: Unisex
Male / female split: 59% male / 41% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 6,066 male / 4,252 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Carrol

To address Carrol when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Carrol," in English, "Guten Tag Carrol," in German. About 59% of people named Carrol are men and 41% 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 Carrol,

German

Guten Tag Carrol,

French

Bonjour Carrol,

Spanish

Estimado/a Carrol:

Chinese

Carrol您好：

Japanese

Carrol様

English

Hi Carrol,

German

Hi Carrol,

French

Salut Carrol,

Spanish

Hola Carrol,

Chinese

Carrol你好：

Japanese

Carrolさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Carrol by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	unisex name	59%
Great Britain	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

6,066 male · 4,252 female · 10,318 births recorded

Male 59%Female 41%

Since 1980: 39% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Carrol a male or female name?

Carrol is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named Carrol are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Carrol in an email?

Is Carrol a unisex name?

Carrol is a unisex name: 59% of people named Carrol are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Carrol a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carrol (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_carrol,
  title  = {Is Carrol a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carrol},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}