Total births
21
Girls' name · since 1942
Carolea
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.
- 21
- total births
- 1942–1945
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
21 girls have been named Carolea since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Carolea has 21 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1945.
- 21 total births
- 1942–1945 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Carolea since 1942, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1945.
- 21
- total births
- 1942–1945
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Carolea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carolea splits its recorded history at 1944: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1945 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carolea at a glance
Last recorded 1945Peak year
1945
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1942
Carolea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1945
- Peak year (1945)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Carolea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Carolea's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Carolea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 21 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Carolea? ▼
Since 1942, Social Security records show 21 babies named Carolea. The most recent recorded year was 1945. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Carolea go back to 1942, giving 4 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Carolea
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1942–1945 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Carolea: Baby Name Since 1942 - 21 Births, Peak 1945." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/carolea. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Carolea 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 July 2026.