Carie vs Carolyn

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

Name A

Carie

Girl name

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Name B

Carolyn

Girl name · Rank #1161

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Metric Carie Carolyn
Current Rank Unranked #1161
Total Births (all years) 4,399 556,593
Peak Year 1976 1947
Peak Year Births 313 20,741
Peak Decade 1970ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1888 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carie Carolyn
1880ss 7 856
1890ss 25 1,401
1900ss 63 2,009
1910ss 66 8,940
1920ss 81 22,776
1930ss 29 69,525
1940ss 9 181,855
1950ss 160 124,067
1960ss 874 75,267
1970ss 2,158 27,048
1980ss 699 18,630
1990ss 197 12,885
2000ss 31 6,737
2010ss — 3,481
2020ss — 1,116

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carie Carolyn
2014 — 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, 1888–2007.

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