Girls' name · since 1953
Carolette
Carolette has 29 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carolette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 29 have been recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolette has been recorded 29 times among girls since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1970.
- #41,227 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolette ranks #41,227 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #41,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carolette's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carolette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carolette splits its recorded history at 1967: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carolette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1970
- Peak year (1969)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1970.
29 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1969 with 7 births in a single year.
Carolette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (12 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Carolette's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Carolette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12 births (41% of all-time use).
Carolette decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Carolette's data
- Carolette's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1970s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carolette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1953–1970 (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 Carolette 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.
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