Girls' name · since 1883
Caro
Caro has 269 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1883
- 1950s
- peak decade
269 girls have been named Caro since 1883, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Caro has 269 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1964.
- #16,880 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 269 born since 1883
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caro ranks #16,880 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 269 born since 1883, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1883
- 1950s
- peak decade
Caro's 269 recorded births place it above 76.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Caro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caro's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caro popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1964
- Peak year (1953)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Caro popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1911 (Caro as boys' name)
Caro by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (58 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Caro's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Caro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
50 births
- 1930s
1930s
39 births
- 1940s
1940s
53 births
- 1950s
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 58 births (22% of all-time use).
Caro by state
Where Caro concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 269 births nationwide.
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What to do with Caro's data
- Caro's decade-level peak was the 1950s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Caros (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Caro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1883–1964 (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 Caro 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.