Boys' name · since 1962
Carolus
10 babies named Carolus in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carolus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolus has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1967.
- #34,555 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolus ranks #34,555 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #34,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carolus's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carolus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carolus splits its recorded history at 1967: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births).
Carolus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1967
- Peak year (1962)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Carolus by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Carolus's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Carolus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carolus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1962–1967 (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 Carolus 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.