Carollyn — girls' name

What the Data Says About Carollyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Carollyn between 1933 and 1997, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carollyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carollyn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Carollyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carollyn 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 207 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.