Recorded 1940–2016 Girls' name Peak 1962 232 births

Carollynn — girls' name

232 babies named Carollynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s481950s531960s571970s161980s101990s272000s112010s10
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Carollynn was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

12 babies were named Carollynn in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carollynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 232 babies named Carollynn between 1940 and 2016, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carollynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carollynn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Carollynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carollynn 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 232 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.

Carollynn at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

232

Since 1940

77 years of records

Peak year

1962

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1940

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2016

Carollynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1940

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1962)
12
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
468101214 20161996197319651960195219461940 5

Carollynn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
57 births that decade — 25% of Carollynn's all-time total
1940s481950s531960s571970s161980s101990s272000s112010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carollynn?
232 babies have been named Carollynn since 1940. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1962 with 12 births.
When was Carollynn most popular?
Carollynn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Carollynn been used?
Carollynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 77 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Carollynn?
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, 1940–2016 (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.