Recorded 1924–2006 Girls' name Peak 1936 272 births

Caroleen — girls' name

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.

1920s131930s661940s1021950s441960s371970s52000s5
1940s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Caroleen was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

15 babies were named Caroleen in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caroleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Caroleen between 1924 and 2006, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caroleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caroleen performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Caroleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caroleen 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 272 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.

Caroleen at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

272

Since 1924

83 years of records

Peak year

1936

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1924

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2006

Caroleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1924

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1936)
15
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
05101520 20061962195419481943193819331924 6

Caroleen by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
102 births that decade — 38% of Caroleen's all-time total
1920s131930s661940s1021950s441960s371970s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caroleen?
272 babies have been named Caroleen since 1924. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1936 with 15 births.
When was Caroleen most popular?
Caroleen was most popular in the 1940s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Caroleen been used?
Caroleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 83 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Caroleen?
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, 1924–2006 (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.