UK girl's name
Carol-Ann
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2009. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Carol-Ann is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Carol-Ann popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2009 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5556, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 5 births.
This profile covers 17 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 1996 to 2009. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 140 living people in the UK are called Carol-Ann. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2010 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Carol-Ann ranked #5556 for girls in England and Wales in 2009, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 5 girls were registered as Carol-Ann.
- • Carol-Ann ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #629 in 1994.
- • About 140 living people in the UK are estimated to have Carol-Ann as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5556
2009
Births in 2009
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
5 births
Estimated living
140
2026
Popularity
Carol-Ann over time
The chart below shows babies named Carol-Ann registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2009. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Carol-Ann, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2009, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Carol-Ann by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Carol-Ann was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #4847 | 6 | 2 |
| 1990s | #3477 | 11 | 3 |
Geography
Where Carol-Ann is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Carol-Ann. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Carol-Ann ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #629 in 1994.
Across the UK
Carol-Ann in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#629 in 1994
18 years of NRS records, 126 total registered
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- Clara 9,435
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- Charlie 7,964
- Cerys 7,506
- Casey 7,018
- Cara 6,375
FAQ
Carol-Ann: questions and answers
How popular is the name Carol-Ann in the UK right now?
In 2009, Carol-Ann was ranked #5556 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Carol-Ann most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 5 babies registered as Carol-Ann in England and Wales.
How many people are called Carol-Ann in the UK?
A total of 17 babies have been registered as Carol-Ann across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 126 more in Scotland.
Where is Carol-Ann most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Carol-Ann ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #629 in 1994. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.