Girls' name · since 1970
Caraline
1,108 babies named Caraline in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,218 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,108
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caraline is the #7218 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,108 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caraline has been recorded 1,108 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #7218 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #6,986 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,218 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,108 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caraline ranks #6,986 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,218 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,108 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,218 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,108
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caraline's 1,108 recorded births place it above 90.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Caraline compares
1,108 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Caraline's all-time total is 195% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caraline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,108 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caraline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caraline's full recorded timeline at 2005, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caraline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Caraline by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (422 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Caraline's strongest decade.
422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Caraline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
179 births
- 2000s
2000s
334 births
- 2010s
2010s
422 births
- 2020s 131
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 422 births (38% of all-time use).
How Caraline 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 Caraline's total volume
Caraline by state
Where Caraline concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 34 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
34 of 1,108 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Caraline appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caraline's data
- Caraline's decade-level peak was the 2010s (422 total births); usage has since declined to 131 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caralines (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caraline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Caraline 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.