Girls' name · since 1912
Carolin
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 1,255 babies named Carolin, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,255
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carolin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,255 have been recorded since 1912.
Carolin has 1,255 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2019.
- #6,428 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,255 born since 1912
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolin ranks #6,428 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,255 born since 1912, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,255
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carolin's 1,255 recorded births place it above 91.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Carolin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carolin's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1942 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carolin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2019
- Peak year (1942)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Carolin by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (291 births, 23% of the file).
1940s was Carolin's strongest decade.
291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Carolin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 34
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 81
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
291 births
- 1950s
1950s
197 births
- 1960s
1960s
153 births
- 1970s 88
1970s
88 births
- 1980s 107
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 110
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s 56
2010s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 291 births (23% of all-time use).
How Carolin 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 Carolin's total volume
Carolin by state
Where Carolin concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
22 of 1,255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Carolin's data
- Carolin's decade-level peak was the 1940s (291 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carolins (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carolin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1912–2019 (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 Carolin 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.