Girls' name · since 1924
Caroleen
272 babies named Caroleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 1924
- 1940s
- peak decade
272 girls have been named Caroleen since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Caroleen recorded 272 times among girls since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2006.
- #16,760 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 272 born since 1924
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caroleen ranks #16,760 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 272 born since 1924, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 1924
- 1940s
- peak decade
Caroleen's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caroleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caroleen splits its recorded history at 1947: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caroleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2006
- Peak year (1936)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Caroleen by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (102 births, 38% of the file).
1940s was Caroleen's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Caroleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1940s
1940s
102 births
- 1950s
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 102 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Caroleen's data
- Caroleen's decade-level peak was the 1940s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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 Caroleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1924–2006 (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 Caroleen 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.