Girls' name · since 1931
Carolie
Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 93 babies named Carolie, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carolie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 93 have been recorded since 1931.
Social Security Administration records show Carolie recorded 93 times among girls since 1931, 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 1931 to 1968.
- #27,873 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 93 born since 1931
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolie ranks #27,873 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1931, peaking in the 1940s.
- #27,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carolie's 93 recorded births place it above 61.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carolie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carolie splits its recorded history at 1943: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carolie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1968
- Peak year (1937)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Carolie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (48 births, 52% of the file).
1940s was Carolie's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Carolie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 48 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carolie's data
- Carolie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Carolie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1931–1968 (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 Carolie 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.