is carol a female or male name
Name: Carol. Gender: Female. Usage: Carol, of Scottish-Gaelic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name. People having the name Carol are in general originating from Canada, France, Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Carol is a variant of the name Carl (English, German, and Scandinavian). Carol is also a variant (Romanian) of the name Charles (English and French). Forms of Carol include the variant spellings Carrol (Romanian) and Carroll (Romanian). Carol is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked in 1933 with 0.026% of baby boys being given the name Carol. Its ranking then was #328. The baby name has since substantially fallen in popularity, and is currently of very modest use.