Recorded 1934–1977 Girls' name Peak 1944 263 births

Carollee — girls' name

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.

1930s571940s1251950s441960s241970s13
1940s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Carollee was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

23 babies were named Carollee in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carollee

The Social Security Administration has registered 263 babies named Carollee between 1934 and 1977, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carollee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carollee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carollee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Carollee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carollee 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 263 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.

Carollee at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

263

Since 1934

44 years of records

Peak year

1944

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1934

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1977

Carollee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1934

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1944)
23
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 19771962195619501945194119371934 12

Carollee by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
125 births that decade — 48% of Carollee's all-time total
1930s571940s1251950s441960s241970s13

Carollee by state

Where Carollee concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Carollee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
9 3.4%
New Jersey share of Carollee's total US births 3.4%

9 of 263 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carollee?
263 babies have been named Carollee since 1934. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1944 with 23 births.
When was Carollee most popular?
Carollee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
Where is Carollee most popular?
The top states for the name Carollee are New Jersey (9 births).
How long has the name Carollee been used?
Carollee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 44 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Carollee?
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, 1934–1977 (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.