Baby names
How popular is the name Carolyn?
In 2025, 185 baby girls in the U.S. were named Carolyn, the 1222nd most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1947, when 20,742 girls got the name. 556,777 girls have been named Carolyn since 1880. 1,620 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,222
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
185
girls named Carolyn
Peak year
1947
20,742 girls
Girls named Carolyn each year since 1880
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The numbers for Carolyn (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 185 |
| 2024 | 207 |
| 2023 | 228 |
| 2022 | 194 |
| 2021 | 218 |
| 2020 | 270 |
| 2019 | 282 |
| 2018 | 313 |
| 2017 | 326 |
| 2016 | 352 |
| 2015 | 377 |
| 2014 | 375 |
| 2013 | 347 |
| 2012 | 361 |
| 2011 | 371 |
| 2010 | 378 |
| 2009 | 426 |
| 2008 | 448 |
| 2007 | 495 |
| 2006 | 587 |
| 2005 | 626 |
| 2004 | 731 |
| 2003 | 701 |
| 2002 | 822 |
| 2001 | 870 |
| 2000 | 1,031 |
| 1999 | 1,037 |
| 1998 | 901 |
| 1997 | 1,061 |
| 1996 | 1,210 |
| 1995 | 1,175 |
| 1994 | 1,230 |
| 1993 | 1,479 |
| 1992 | 1,518 |
| 1991 | 1,559 |
| 1990 | 1,714 |
| 1989 | 1,809 |
| 1988 | 1,802 |
| 1987 | 1,813 |
| 1986 | 1,733 |
| 1985 | 1,837 |
| 1984 | 1,825 |
| 1983 | 1,914 |
| 1982 | 2,009 |
| 1981 | 1,958 |
| 1980 | 1,928 |
| 1979 | 2,053 |
| 1978 | 2,176 |
| 1977 | 2,197 |
| 1976 | 2,115 |
| 1975 | 2,346 |
| 1974 | 2,471 |
| 1973 | 2,569 |
| 1972 | 2,992 |
| 1971 | 3,609 |
| 1970 | 4,518 |
| 1969 | 5,129 |
| 1968 | 5,538 |
| 1967 | 5,719 |
| 1966 | 6,121 |
| 1965 | 6,965 |
| 1964 | 8,066 |
| 1963 | 8,124 |
| 1962 | 9,692 |
| 1961 | 10,509 |
| 1960 | 9,403 |
| 1959 | 9,727 |
| 1958 | 10,814 |
| 1957 | 11,575 |
| 1956 | 10,634 |
| 1955 | 11,179 |
| 1954 | 12,153 |
| 1953 | 12,919 |
| 1952 | 14,272 |
| 1951 | 15,206 |
| 1950 | 15,588 |
| 1949 | 17,404 |
| 1948 | 18,623 |
| 1947 | 20,742 |
| 1946 | 19,902 |
| 1945 | 17,244 |
| 1944 | 18,670 |
| 1943 | 20,365 |
| 1942 | 19,978 |
| 1941 | 16,273 |
| 1940 | 12,657 |
| 1939 | 11,290 |
| 1938 | 10,586 |
| 1937 | 8,941 |
| 1936 | 7,906 |
| 1935 | 6,967 |
| 1934 | 6,472 |
| 1933 | 5,043 |
| 1932 | 4,587 |
| 1931 | 4,008 |
| 1930 | 3,725 |
| 1929 | 3,272 |
| 1928 | 2,847 |
| 1927 | 2,806 |
| 1926 | 2,415 |
| 1925 | 2,189 |
| 1924 | 2,222 |
| 1923 | 2,010 |
| 1922 | 1,706 |
| 1921 | 1,753 |
| 1920 | 1,556 |
| 1919 | 1,330 |
| 1918 | 1,329 |
| 1917 | 1,223 |
| 1916 | 1,216 |
| 1915 | 1,096 |
| 1914 | 835 |
| 1913 | 676 |
| 1912 | 517 |
| 1911 | 387 |
| 1910 | 331 |
| 1909 | 299 |
| 1908 | 280 |
| 1907 | 184 |
| 1906 | 184 |
| 1905 | 210 |
| 1904 | 183 |
| 1903 | 157 |
| 1902 | 179 |
| 1901 | 148 |
| 1900 | 185 |
| 1899 | 141 |
| 1898 | 169 |
| 1897 | 145 |
| 1896 | 149 |
| 1895 | 148 |
| 1894 | 147 |
| 1893 | 146 |
| 1892 | 122 |
| 1891 | 110 |
| 1890 | 124 |
| 1889 | 133 |
| 1888 | 123 |
| 1887 | 97 |
| 1886 | 82 |
| 1885 | 86 |
| 1884 | 75 |
| 1883 | 58 |
| 1882 | 62 |
| 1881 | 60 |
| 1880 | 80 |
Boys named Carolyn each year since 1880
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The numbers for Carolyn (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1989 | 17 |
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1986 | 11 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1984 | 9 |
| 1983 | 10 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1981 | 10 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1978 | 10 |
| 1977 | 11 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1972 | 13 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1970 | 13 |
| 1969 | 17 |
| 1968 | 16 |
| 1967 | 26 |
| 1966 | 20 |
| 1965 | 22 |
| 1964 | 26 |
| 1963 | 32 |
| 1962 | 28 |
| 1961 | 25 |
| 1960 | 25 |
| 1959 | 33 |
| 1958 | 32 |
| 1957 | 25 |
| 1956 | 32 |
| 1955 | 31 |
| 1954 | 30 |
| 1953 | 30 |
| 1952 | 38 |
| 1951 | 35 |
| 1950 | 25 |
| 1949 | 29 |
| 1948 | 40 |
| 1947 | 46 |
| 1946 | 47 |
| 1945 | 50 |
| 1944 | 69 |
| 1943 | 76 |
| 1942 | 60 |
| 1941 | 60 |
| 1940 | 46 |
| 1939 | 41 |
| 1938 | 40 |
| 1937 | 44 |
| 1936 | 30 |
| 1935 | 23 |
| 1934 | 22 |
| 1933 | 19 |
| 1932 | 14 |
| 1931 | 17 |
| 1930 | 20 |
| 1929 | 10 |
| 1928 | 9 |
| 1927 | 8 |
| 1926 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1925 | 9 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1922 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1921 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1920 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1919 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1918 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1916 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1914 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1913 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.