Meaning of the nameKarol
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Ka-rol
Karol is a spelling of the name Carol, which means “short form of Carolina, feminine of Carlos; from Germanic karl, "man"”.
Meaning
“short form of Carolina, feminine of Carlos; from Germanic karl, "man"”
Meaning of the name Carol, of which Karol is a spelling.
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carol · Behind the Name: Carolina · Behind the Name: Charles
- People (2022)
- 5,995
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,418
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,152
- people
Karol in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Karol, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (2,322 people).
5,760 women 235 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Karol is most common
States with the highest share of people named Karol in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Pará 0.004%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 890 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 540 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 387 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 373 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 346 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 339 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 289 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 286 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 275 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 269 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 256 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 253 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 233 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 165 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 157 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 135 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 117 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 112 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 93 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 85 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 78 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 72 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 70 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 52 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 48 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 45 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 30 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Karol
Spelling with K; the Soledade dictionary has its own entry for Karol, with Carol as a spelling variant.
About the name Carol
According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, Carol is a hypocoristic of Carolina. Behind the Name says that Carolina is the Latin feminine form of Carolus, the Latin form of Charles, which comes from Proto-Germanic karlaz, "man"; the same entry records the alternative hypothesis of the element harjaz, "army". The meaning is therefore that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,024 people named Carol, with a median age of 22. Almost all were born from the 1980s on, with the most records in the 1990s and 2000s; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia, and it is almost always female. Karol appears as a spelling variant.
Other spellings of Carol
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Carol | 21,024 |
| Karol | 5,995 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carol · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Carolina · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Charles · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Karol · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Karol
What does the name Karol mean?
Karol means “short form of Carolina, feminine of Carlos; from Germanic karl, "man"”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Carol, of which Karol is a spelling.
How many people are named Karol in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,995 people with the first name Karol, which ranks it number 2,418 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Karol a boy's or a girl's name?
Karol is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,760 women and 235 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Karol?
Karol is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Karol most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Karol (286 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Karol?
Carol. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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