Girls' name · since 1940
Carolan
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 148 babies named Carolan, peaking in 1941. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
148 girls have been named Carolan since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolan has been recorded 148 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1998.
- #22,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 148 born since 1940
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolan ranks #22,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1940, peaking in the 1940s.
- #22,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carolan's 148 recorded births place it above 68.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carolan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carolan splits its recorded history at 1956: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carolan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1998
- Peak year (1941)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Carolan by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (60 births, 41% of the file).
1940s was Carolan's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Carolan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
60 births
- 1950s
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 60 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carolan's data
- Carolan's decade-level peak was the 1940s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Carolan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1940–1998 (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 Carolan 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.