Carolyn

Given to 558,397 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −26% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#1222

recorded as girls

62 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

185

girls 185

Peak year

1942

19,978 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

558,397

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Carolyn was most popular in 1942, when 19,978 babies recorded as girls got the name (14.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 185 babies were named Carolyn, ranking #1222 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	185	1222	<5	—
2024	207	1160	<5	—
2023	228	1085	<5	—
2022	194	1239	<5	—
2021	218	1129	<5	—
2020	270	947	<5	—
2019	282	936	<5	—
2018	313	865	<5	—
2017	326	832	<5	—
2016	352	808	<5	—
2015	377	748	<5	—
2014	375	746	<5	—
2013	347	784	<5	—
2012	361	765	<5	—
2011	371	742	<5	—
2010	378	736	<5	—
2009	426	683	<5	—
2008	448	678	<5	—
2007	495	606	<5	—
2006	587	517	<5	—
2005	626	488	<5	—
2004	731	417	<5	—
2003	701	430	<5	—
2002	822	365	<5	—
2001	870	346	<5	—
2000	1,031	308	<5	—
1999	1,037	297	<5	—
1998	901	327	<5	—
1997	1,061	276	<5	—
1996	1,210	233	<5	—
1995	1,175	242	6	7792
1994	1,230	230	<5	—
1993	1,479	200	<5	—
1992	1,518	196	<5	—
1991	1,559	193	7	6519
1990	1,714	169	9	5382
1989	1,809	158	17	3325
1988	1,802	158	8	5200
1987	1,813	149	11	3959
1986	1,733	162	11	3882
1985	1,837	155	10	4052
1984	1,825	155	9	4215
1983	1,914	150	10	3884
1982	2,009	146	8	4593
1981	1,958	144	10	3858
1980	1,928	147	7	4940
1979	2,053	138	7	4842
1978	2,176	130	10	3614
1977	2,197	129	11	3386
1976	2,115	129	6	4935
1975	2,346	119	7	4309
1974	2,471	118	8	3837
1973	2,569	116	11	3013
1972	2,992	110	13	2659
1971	3,609	104	7	3963
1970	4,518	84	13	2621
1969	5,129	71	17	2046
1968	5,538	61	16	2030
1967	5,719	60	26	1507
1966	6,121	60	20	1723
1965	6,965	58	22	1669
1964	8,066	56	26	1545
1963	8,124	56	32	1375
1962	9,692	46	28	1479
1961	10,509	42	25	1602
1960	9,403	43	25	1619
1959	9,727	42	33	1360
1958	10,814	37	32	1370
1957	11,575	33	25	1583
1956	10,634	33	32	1362
1955	11,179	30	31	1370
1954	12,153	27	30	1382
1953	12,919	25	30	1378
1952	14,272	24	38	1195
1951	15,206	22	35	1242
1950	15,588	20	25	1464
1949	17,404	17	29	1348
1948	18,623	14	40	1127
1947	20,742	15	46	1064
1946	19,902	12	47	980
1945	17,244	12	50	899
1944	18,670	11	69	745
1943	20,365	11	76	740
1942	19,978	10	60	839
1941	16,273	11	60	817
1940	12,657	15	46	939
1939	11,290	14	41	992
1938	10,586	15	40	1009
1937	8,941	20	44	942
1936	7,906	23	30	1205
1935	6,967	28	23	1422
1934	6,472	33	22	1461
1933	5,043	40	19	1586
1932	4,587	46	14	1995
1931	4,008	60	17	1770
1930	3,725	72	20	1644
1929	3,272	77	10	2589
1928	2,847	91	9	2843
1927	2,806	99	8	3151
1926	2,415	114	<5	—
1925	2,189	127	9	2936
1924	2,222	127	5	4347
1923	2,010	132	7	3467
1922	1,706	144	<5	—
1921	1,753	146	<5	—
1920	1,556	150	<5	—
1919	1,330	165	<5	—
1918	1,329	167	<5	—
1917	1,223	164	5	3981
1916	1,216	163	<5	—
1915	1,096	168	10	2458
1914	835	169	<5	—
1913	676	170	<5	—
1912	517	189	<5	—
1911	387	185	<5	—
1910	331	199	<5	—
1909	299	194	<5	—
1908	280	200	<5	—
1907	184	254	<5	—
1906	184	235	<5	—
1905	210	213	<5	—
1904	183	227	<5	—
1903	157	241	<5	—
1902	179	224	<5	—
1901	148	237	<5	—
1900	185	231	<5	—
1899	141	231	<5	—
1898	169	225	<5	—
1897	145	227	<5	—
1896	149	227	<5	—
1895	148	227	<5	—
1894	147	219	<5	—
1893	146	211	<5	—
1892	122	239	<5	—
1891	110	230	<5	—
1890	124	217	<5	—
1889	133	199	<5	—
1888	123	203	<5	—
1887	97	208	<5	—
1886	82	222	<5	—
1885	86	208	<5	—
1884	75	218	<5	—
1883	58	234	<5	—
1882	62	217	<5	—
1881	60	195	<5	—
1880	80	163	<5	—