Nancy Carroll
There are approximately 254 people named Nancy Carroll living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,349,427 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nancy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Carroll. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
254
1 in 1,349,427
Named Nancy
557K
Alive today
Named Carroll
156K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 557K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 67
Estimated bearers: 156K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #215
Per 100K: 45.53
Top ancestry: White (83.0%)
First name trend
Nancy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nancy. The peak year was 1947 with 32,502 births. The average person named Nancy today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Carroll surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Carroll, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 83.0%.
- White83.0%
- Black or African American11.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Nancy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1625% of the US population, based on 557,131 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Carroll appears at a rate of 45.53 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0455%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 254 people with the full name Nancy Carroll. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Nancy
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FAQ
Nancy Carroll: questions and answers
How many people are named Nancy Carroll?
We estimate approximately 254 people in the United States share the full name Nancy Carroll. That works out to about 1 in 1,349,427 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1625%) with the surname frequency (45.53 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Nancy Carroll?
We classify Nancy Carroll as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,349,427 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Nancy a male or female name?
Nancy is predominantly female. Out of 1,007,116 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Nancy 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.