Recorded 1931–1968 Girls' name Peak 1937 93 births

Carolie — girls' name

93 babies named Carolie in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s271940s481950s61960s12
1940s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Carolie was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

10 babies were named Carolie in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carolie

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Carolie between 1931 and 1968, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carolie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carolie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Carolie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carolie 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 93 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.

Carolie at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

93

Since 1931

38 years of records

Peak year

1937

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1931

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1968

Carolie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1931

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1937)
10
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 19681951194519431941193919371931 5

Carolie by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
48 births that decade — 52% of Carolie's all-time total
1930s271940s481950s61960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carolie?
93 babies have been named Carolie since 1931. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1937 with 10 births.
When was Carolie most popular?
Carolie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Carolie been used?
Carolie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 38 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Carolie?
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, 1931–1968 (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.