Recorded 1953–1970 Girls' name Peak 1969 29 births

Carolette — girls' name

29 babies named Carolette in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s121970s6
1960s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Carolette was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

7 babies were named Carolette in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carolette

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Carolette between 1953 and 1970, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carolette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carolette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Carolette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carolette 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 29 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.

Carolette at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

29

Since 1953

18 years of records

Peak year

1969

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1953

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1970

Carolette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1953

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1969)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Carolette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
12 births that decade — 41% of Carolette's all-time total
1950s111960s121970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carolette?
29 babies have been named Carolette since 1953. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1969 with 7 births.
When was Carolette most popular?
Carolette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Carolette been used?
Carolette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 18 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Carolette?
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.

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, 1953–1970 (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.