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I think Carol is lovely, and I’d much rather meet a little Carol than another little Caroline. I don’t think it’s on the comeback quite yet, though.

I guess sound-wise it's not bad. But I have an aunt with the name and I'm not her biggest fan. I could never look at it as more than a whiney, selfish, it's all about me ego.

I've had it on my favorites for a few years now. It doesn't remind me of Christmas. I think it unconsciously reminds me of "color." It gives me a feeling of primary colors - blue and red. Bright and neat. And I just like the sounds K and RL together.

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I doubt it will come back strongly soon, because I think it still gives many parents an impression of an aging woman. But it's got hipster appeal ... the unfloweriness of it. Could be a sister for, say, Ivy, Sadie, Josie.

I do like the crisp, almost musical sound of Carol although this spelling seems more of a short form than a full name, imo. Overall, I prefer the Carole spelling which I find much more aesthetically pleasing.

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Is it dated? Yes. Ready for a comeback? Possibly. I've seen names lately that I was certain wouldn't circle back around for a very long time and yet, here they are. And honestly, once I meet a young child with an older, dated classic, it somehow becomes new again.

I really like Carol. My mother's name is Caryl (it was originally Carol, but she changed it), but I actually like Carol more. Not sure it's quite ready for a comeback because it sounds so solidly Baby Boomer right now. Give it another generation, when people may want to name their daughters after their grandmother Carol.

Coincidentally, I was thinking of this name just yesterday. I was looking up which celebrity named his child Buster, so I was looking at a list of what celebrities named their children. Some celebrity, whose name I don't remember, named her daughter Carole. And all of a sudden, as I was looking at it, Carol / Carole lost its dated/Mrs. Brady vibe for me and seemed crisp, crystal clear, and pretty. Suddenly I saw the appeal that it once had for so many.

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So I think that Carol is one of those dated names that people dislike only because it's dated.

Hi Perrine !!!

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I'm always surprise to see English names popular in Italy.

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Carol is one of these as in 2016 were born in Italy 124 of them!

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Carola (both KA-raw-la or ka-RO-la) is the Italian form of the name as well as the word for that kind of songs. In 2016 were born in Italy 279 Carola.

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Personally I dislike both because of their sound. I love XMas but these two names are unattractive imo.

This message was edited 6/29/2018, 8:01 AM

I love Carol. It's a clear bright name, and less of a bell tone than Clare. I fought hard for it as the girl name of choice with our first child to no avail. Idk if it needs a full on comeback, but a rise wouldn't be a bad thing.

I like it more for a guy, thb...it'd be similar to Carl (but softer), Kerry (but less whiny), Errol (but less weird/stuffy/anxious), Arrow (but more traditional), or Cairo (but not a place in Egypt).

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Carol as feminine makes me think of casserole and perms. I'd give it another decade.

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I hope if it does make a comeback, it's popular as unisex.

This message was edited 6/29/2018, 7:19 AM

I like Carol too. It sounds soft but not frilly and I like the way it looks. Also, it's an easy name to pair with a middle name.

I like it too, it's very soft and pretty, but no-nonsense. I'm not sure it's ready to come back just yet, any more than Susan or Deborah or Linda are. But I like it better than the grim, depressed Caroline that's so popular now.