Girls' name · since 1934
Carollee
263 babies named Carollee in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 263
- born since 1934
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carollee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 263 recorded since 1934.
Social Security Administration records show Carollee recorded 263 times among girls since 1934, 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 1934 to 1977.
- #17,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 263 born since 1934
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carollee ranks #17,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 263 born since 1934, peaking in the 1940s.
- #17,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 263
- born since 1934
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carollee's 263 recorded births place it above 76.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Carollee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carollee's full recorded timeline at 1949, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1944 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carollee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1977
- Peak year (1944)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Carollee by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (125 births, 48% of the file).
1940s was Carollee's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Carollee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s
1940s
125 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 125 births (48% of all-time use).
Carollee by state
Where Carollee concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 9 | 3.4% |
9 of 263 births nationwide.
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What to do with Carollee's data
- Carollee's decade-level peak was the 1940s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Carollees (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carollee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1934–1977 (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 Carollee 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.