Carin vs Carolyn

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

Name A

Carin

Girl name

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Name B

Carolyn

Girl name · Rank #1161

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Metric Carin Carolyn
Current Rank Unranked #1161
Total Births (all years) 4,516 556,593
Peak Year 1970 1947
Peak Year Births 175 20,741
Peak Decade 1970ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1939 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carin Carolyn
1880ss — 856
1890ss — 1,401
1900ss — 2,009
1910ss — 8,940
1920ss — 22,776
1930ss 5 69,525
1940ss 218 181,855
1950ss 593 124,067
1960ss 1,107 75,267
1970ss 1,394 27,048
1980ss 724 18,630
1990ss 300 12,885
2000ss 138 6,737
2010ss 37 3,481
2020ss — 1,116

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carin Carolyn
2014 8 375
2015 5 377
2016 6 352
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, 1939–2016.

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