Recorded 1942–1945 Girls' name Peak 1945 21 births

Carolea — girls' name

21 babies named Carolea in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s21
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Carolea was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Carolea

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Carolea between 1942 and 1945, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carolea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carolea performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carolea 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 21 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.

Carolea at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

21

Since 1942

4 years of records

Peak year

1945

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1942

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1945

Carolea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1942

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1945)
6
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 1945194419431942 5

Carolea by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
21 births that decade — 100% of Carolea's all-time total
1940s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carolea?
21 babies have been named Carolea since 1942. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1945 with 6 births.
When was Carolea most popular?
Carolea was most popular in the 1940s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Carolea been used?
Carolea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 4 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Carolea?
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, 1942–1945 (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.