Recorded 1930–1964 Girls' name Peak 1943 177 births

Caroljean — girls' name

177 babies named Caroljean in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s731940s861950s61960s12
1940s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Caroljean was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

15 babies were named Caroljean in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caroljean

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Caroljean between 1930 and 1964, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caroljean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caroljean performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caroljean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caroljean 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 177 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.

Caroljean at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

177

Since 1930

35 years of records

Peak year

1943

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1930

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1964

Caroljean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1930

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1943)
15
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 19641948194519421939193519321930 7

Caroljean by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
86 births that decade — 49% of Caroljean's all-time total
1930s731940s861950s61960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caroljean?
177 babies have been named Caroljean since 1930. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1943 with 15 births.
When was Caroljean most popular?
Caroljean was most popular in the 1940s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Caroljean been used?
Caroljean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 35 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Caroljean?
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.

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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, 1930–1964 (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.