Girls' name · since 1930
Caroljean
Caroljean has 177 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 177
- born since 1930
- 1940s
- peak decade
177 girls have been named Caroljean since 1930, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caroljean has been recorded 177 times among girls since 1930, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1964.
- #21,057 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 177 born since 1930
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caroljean ranks #21,057 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 177 born since 1930, peaking in the 1940s.
- #21,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 177
- born since 1930
- 1940s
- peak decade
Caroljean's 177 recorded births place it above 70.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caroljean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caroljean splits its recorded history at 1941: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1943 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caroljean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1964
- Peak year (1943)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Caroljean by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (86 births, 49% of the file).
1940s was Caroljean's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Caroljean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
73 births
- 1940s
1940s
86 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 86 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Caroljean's data
- Caroljean's decade-level peak was the 1940s (86 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caroljean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1930–1964 (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 Caroljean 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.