Recorded 1945–1959 Girls' name Peak 1945 16 births

Carlann — girls' name

16 babies named Carlann in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s5
1940s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Carlann was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

6 babies were named Carlann in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carlann

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Carlann between 1945 and 1959, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carlann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carlann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Carlann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carlann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carlann at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

16

Since 1945

15 years of records

Peak year

1945

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1945

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1959

Carlann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1945

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1945)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 195919461945 6

Carlann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 69% of Carlann's all-time total
1940s111950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlann?
16 babies have been named Carlann since 1945. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1945 with 6 births.
When was Carlann most popular?
Carlann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Carlann been used?
Carlann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 15 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Carlann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.