Data through 2025

Carolyn name popularity in the United States

Carolyn ranked #1222 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 185 girls named Carolyn.

Rank#1222

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded185

SSA

Peak year1947

20,742 recorded

Five-year change-31.5%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Carolyn for boys and girls

Girls

185

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

6

Share unavailable · data from 1915 to 1995

Carolyn in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls185#1222
2024girls207#1160
2023girls228#1085
2022girls194#1239
2021girls218#1129
2020girls270#947
2019girls282#936
2018girls313#865
2017girls326#832
2016girls352#808
2015girls377#748
2014girls375#746
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls185#1222
2024girls207#1160
2023girls228#1085
2022girls194#1239
2021girls218#1129
2020girls270#947
2019girls282#936
2018girls313#865
2017girls326#832
2016girls352#808
2015girls377#748
2014girls375#746
2013girls347#784
2012girls361#765
2011girls371#742
2010girls378#736
2009girls426#683
2008girls448#678
2007girls495#606
2006girls587#517
2005girls626#488
2004girls731#417
2003girls701#430
2002girls822#365
2001girls870#346
2000girls1,031#308
1999girls1,037#297
1998girls901#327
1997girls1,061#276
1996girls1,210#233
1995boys6#7792
1995girls1,175#242
1994girls1,230#230
1993girls1,479#200
1992girls1,518#196
1991boys7#6519
1991girls1,559#193
1990boys9#5382
1990girls1,714#169
1989boys17#3325
1989girls1,809#158
1988boys8#5200
1988girls1,802#158
1987boys11#3959
1987girls1,813#149
1986boys11#3882
1986girls1,733#162
1985boys10#4052
1985girls1,837#155
1984boys9#4215
1984girls1,825#155
1983boys10#3884
1983girls1,914#150
1982boys8#4593
1982girls2,009#146
1981boys10#3858
1981girls1,958#144
1980boys7#4940
1980girls1,928#147
1979boys7#4842
1979girls2,053#138
1978boys10#3614
1978girls2,176#130
1977boys11#3386
1977girls2,197#129
1976boys6#4935
1976girls2,115#129
1975boys7#4309
1975girls2,346#119
1974boys8#3837
1974girls2,471#118
1973boys11#3013
1973girls2,569#116
1972boys13#2659
1972girls2,992#110
1971boys7#3963
1971girls3,609#104
1970boys13#2621
1970girls4,518#84
1969boys17#2046
1969girls5,129#71
1968boys16#2030
1968girls5,538#61
1967boys26#1507
1967girls5,719#60
1966boys20#1723
1966girls6,121#60
1965boys22#1669
1965girls6,965#58
1964boys26#1545
1964girls8,066#56
1963boys32#1375
1963girls8,124#56
1962boys28#1479
1962girls9,692#46
1961boys25#1602
1961girls10,509#42
1960boys25#1619
1960girls9,403#43
1959boys33#1360
1959girls9,727#42
1958boys32#1370
1958girls10,814#37
1957boys25#1583
1957girls11,575#33
1956boys32#1362
1956girls10,634#33
1955boys31#1370
1955girls11,179#30
1954boys30#1382
1954girls12,153#27
1953boys30#1378
1953girls12,919#25
1952boys38#1195
1952girls14,272#24
1951boys35#1242
1951girls15,206#22
1950boys25#1464
1950girls15,588#20
1949boys29#1348
1949girls17,404#17
1948boys40#1127
1948girls18,623#14
1947boys46#1064
1947girls20,742#15
1946boys47#980
1946girls19,902#12
1945boys50#899
1945girls17,244#12
1944boys69#745
1944girls18,670#11
1943boys76#740
1943girls20,365#11
1942boys60#839
1942girls19,978#10
1941boys60#817
1941girls16,273#11
1940boys46#939
1940girls12,657#15
1939boys41#992
1939girls11,290#14
1938boys40#1009
1938girls10,586#15
1937boys44#942
1937girls8,941#20
1936boys30#1205
1936girls7,906#23
1935boys23#1422
1935girls6,967#28
1934boys22#1461
1934girls6,472#33
1933boys19#1586
1933girls5,043#40
1932boys14#1995
1932girls4,587#46
1931boys17#1770
1931girls4,008#60
1930boys20#1644
1930girls3,725#72
1929boys10#2589
1929girls3,272#77
1928boys9#2843
1928girls2,847#91
1927boys8#3151
1927girls2,806#99
1926girls2,415#114
1925boys9#2936
1925girls2,189#127
1924boys5#4347
1924girls2,222#127
1923boys7#3467
1923girls2,010#132
1922girls1,706#144
1921girls1,753#146
1920girls1,556#150
1919girls1,330#165
1918girls1,329#167
1917boys5#3981
1917girls1,223#164
1916girls1,216#163
1915boys10#2458
1915girls1,096#168
1914girls835#169
1913girls676#170
1912girls517#189
1911girls387#185
1910girls331#199
1909girls299#194
1908girls280#200
1907girls184#254
1906girls184#235
1905girls210#213
1904girls183#227
1903girls157#241
1902girls179#224
1901girls148#237
1900girls185#231
1899girls141#231
1898girls169#225
1897girls145#227
1896girls149#227
1895girls148#227
1894girls147#219
1893girls146#211
1892girls122#239
1891girls110#230
1890girls124#217
1889girls133#199
1888girls123#203
1887girls97#208
1886girls82#222
1885girls86#208
1884girls75#218
1883girls58#234
1882girls62#217
1881girls60#195
1880girls80#163

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Carolyn’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-50.9%
Change since peak-99.1%