Trend of the Popularity of Carolyn as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 206 female babies that were named Carolyn in the US, which was 0.01% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Carolyn peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1982 with a count of 2,009 babies, which was 0.12% of the total female babies born in the US in 1982.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Carolyn, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Carolyn.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Carolyn in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Carolyn in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Carolyn from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Carolyn as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	1929	0.12
1981	1959	0.12
1982	2009	0.12
1983	1914	0.12
1984	1825	0.11
1985	1837	0.11
1986	1733	0.10
1987	1813	0.10
1988	1802	0.10
1989	1809	0.10
1990	1714	0.09
1991	1559	0.08
1992	1518	0.08
1993	1479	0.08
1994	1230	0.07
1995	1175	0.07
1996	1211	0.07
1997	1061	0.06
1998	901	0.05
1999	1037	0.06
2000	1031	0.06
2001	870	0.05
2002	822	0.05
2003	701	0.04
2004	731	0.04
2005	626	0.03
2006	587	0.03
2007	495	0.03
2008	448	0.02
2009	426	0.02
2010	378	0.02
2011	371	0.02
2012	360	0.02
2013	347	0.02
2014	375	0.02
2015	377	0.02
2016	352	0.02
2017	326	0.02
2018	313	0.02
2019	282	0.02
2020	270	0.02
2021	218	0.01
2022	194	0.01
2023	228	0.01
2024	206	0.01