Carol Kane
There are approximately 76 people named Carol Kane living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,509,926 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Carol with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kane. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
76
1 in 4,509,926
Named Carol
446K
Alive today
Named Kane
59K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 446K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1946
Average age: 71
Estimated bearers: 59K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #680
Per 100K: 17.15
Top ancestry: White (89.1%)
First name trend
Carol: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Carol. The peak year was 1946 with 34,457 births. The average person named Carol today is 71 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Kane surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kane, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.1%.
- White89.1%
- Black or African American4.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Carol has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1300% of the US population, based on 445,676 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Kane appears at a rate of 17.15 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0171%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 76 people with the full name Carol Kane. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Carol
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FAQ
Carol Kane: questions and answers
How many people are named Carol Kane?
We estimate approximately 76 people in the United States share the full name Carol Kane. That works out to about 1 in 4,509,926 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1300%) with the surname frequency (17.15 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Carol Kane?
We classify Carol Kane as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,509,926 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Carol a male or female name?
Carol is predominantly female. Out of 825,494 total SSA registrations, 1.0% were male and 99.0% were female. See the full Carol profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.