Girls' name · since 1917
Carolee
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 4,458 babies named Carolee, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,458
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carolee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,458 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolee has been recorded 4,458 times among girls since 1917, 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 1917 to 2021.
- #2,775 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,458 born since 1917
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolee ranks #2,775 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,458 born since 1917, peaking in the 1940s.
- #2,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,458
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carolee's 4,458 recorded births place it above 96.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Carolee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carolee's full recorded timeline at 1959, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 266 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carolee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2021
- Peak year (1943)
- 266
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Carolee by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (1,338 births, 30% of the file).
1940s was Carolee's strongest decade.
1,338 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Carolee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 29
1910s
29 births
- 1920s 162
1920s
162 births
- 1930s
1930s
936 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,338 births
- 1950s
1950s
652 births
- 1960s 532
1960s
532 births
- 1970s
1970s
578 births
- 1980s 134
1980s
134 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,338 births (30% of all-time use).
How Carolee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carolee's total volume
Carolee by state
Where Carolee concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 426 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 367 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 139 | 3.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 133 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Utah | | 118 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 115 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 89 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 83 | 1.9% |
426 of 4,458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Carolee appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carolee's data
- Carolee's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,338 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Carolees (426 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Carolee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1917–2021 (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 Carolee 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.