Girls' name · since 1917
Carolene
739 babies named Carolene in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 739
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
739 girls have been named Carolene since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Carolene recorded 739 times among girls since 1917, 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 1917 to 1976.
- #9,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 739 born since 1917
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolene ranks #9,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 739 born since 1917, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 739
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carolene's 739 recorded births place it above 87.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Carolene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carolene splits its recorded history at 1947: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1938 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carolene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1976
- Peak year (1938)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Carolene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (236 births, 32% of the file).
1940s was Carolene's strongest decade.
236 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Carolene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 46
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
161 births
- 1940s
1940s
236 births
- 1950s
1950s
148 births
- 1960s
1960s
104 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 236 births (32% of all-time use).
How Carolene 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 Carolene's total volume
Carolene by state
Where Carolene concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.7% |
6 of 739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Carolene's data
- Carolene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (236 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Carolenes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carolene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1917–1976 (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 Carolene 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.