Girls' name · since 1929
Caralee
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 865 babies named Caralee, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 865
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caralee is the #15122 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 865 recorded since 1929.
Social Security Administration records show Caralee recorded 865 times among girls since 1929, holding rank #15122 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2025.
- #8,303 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,122 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 865 born since 1929
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caralee ranks #8,303 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,122 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 865 born since 1929, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 865
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Caralee's 865 recorded births place it above 88.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Caralee compares
865 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caralee's all-time total is 130% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caralee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 865 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caralee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caralee's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caralee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Caralee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (179 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Caralee's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Caralee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 62
1930s
62 births
- 1940s
1940s
90 births
- 1950s
1950s
77 births
- 1960s
1960s
130 births
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s 70
1990s
70 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 179 births (21% of all-time use).
How Caralee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caralee's total volume
Caralee by state
Where Caralee concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.2% |
10 of 865 births nationwide.
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What to do with Caralee's data
- Caralee's decade-level peak was the 1970s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Caralees (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caralee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~96 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1929–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caralee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.