Caressa vs Carolyn

Side-by-side comparison of Caressa and Carolyn — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Caressa

Girl name

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Name B

Carolyn

Girl name · Rank #1161

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Metric Caressa Carolyn
Current Rank Unranked #1161
Total Births (all years) 1,218 556,593
Peak Year 1987 1947
Peak Year Births 69 20,741
Peak Decade 1980ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1956 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Caressa Carolyn
1880ss — 856
1890ss — 1,401
1900ss — 2,009
1910ss — 8,940
1920ss — 22,776
1930ss — 69,525
1940ss — 181,855
1950ss 6 124,067
1960ss 56 75,267
1970ss 188 27,048
1980ss 465 18,630
1990ss 362 12,885
2000ss 120 6,737
2010ss 21 3,481
2020ss — 1,116

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Caressa Carolyn
2014 11 375
2015 — 377
2016 — 352
2017 — 326
2018 — 313
2019 — 282
2020 — 270
2021 — 218
2022 — 194
2023 — 228
2024 — 206

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1956–2014.

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