Recorded 1934–2018 Girls' name Peak 1989 1,171 births

Carolanne — girls' name

1,171 babies named Carolanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s471940s1961950s1341960s1751970s561980s1531990s2292000s1332010s48
1990s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Carolanne was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

30 babies were named Carolanne in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carolanne

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,171 babies named Carolanne between 1934 and 2018, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carolanne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carolanne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 229 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Carolanne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Carolanne in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carolanne 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 1,171 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.

Carolanne at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

1,171

Since 1934

85 years of records

Peak year

1989

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1934

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2018

Carolanne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1934

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1989)
30
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
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Carolanne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
229 births that decade — 20% of Carolanne's all-time total
1930s471940s1961950s1341960s1751970s561980s1531990s2292000s1332010s48

Carolanne by state

Where Carolanne concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Carolanne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
95 8.1%
#2 Pennsylvania
33 2.8%
#3 California
12 1.0%
#4 New Jersey
8 0.7%
New York share of Carolanne's total US births 8.1%
Even split

95 of 1,171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carolanne?
1,171 babies have been named Carolanne since 1934. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1989 with 30 births.
When was Carolanne most popular?
Carolanne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 229 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Carolanne most popular?
The top states for the name Carolanne are New York (95 births), Pennsylvania (33 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Carolanne been used?
Carolanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 85 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Carolanne?
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.

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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, 1934–2018 (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.