Girls' name · since 1882
Carolyne
3,587 babies named Carolyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,119 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,587
- born since 1882
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Carolyne is the #10119 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,587 recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Carolyne recorded 3,587 times among girls since 1882, holding rank #10119 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, 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 1882 to 2025.
- #3,194 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,119 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,587 born since 1882
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carolyne ranks #3,194 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,119 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,587 born since 1882, peaking in the 1940s.
- #3,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,119 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,587
- born since 1882
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carolyne's 3,587 recorded births place it above 95.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Carolyne compares
3,587 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carolyne's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carolyne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,587 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carolyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carolyne's full recorded timeline at 1963, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 108 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carolyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1942)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Carolyne by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (813 births, 23% of the file).
1940s was Carolyne's strongest decade.
813 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Carolyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s 174
1910s
174 births
- 1920s 260
1920s
260 births
- 1930s
1930s
378 births
- 1940s
1940s
813 births
- 1950s
1950s
400 births
- 1960s 242
1960s
242 births
- 1970s 164
1970s
164 births
- 1980s 211
1980s
211 births
- 1990s 279
1990s
279 births
- 2000s 323
2000s
323 births
- 2010s 230
2010s
230 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 813 births (23% of all-time use).
How Carolyne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carolyne's total volume
Carolyne by state
Where Carolyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 199 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 134 | 3.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 48 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 47 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 31 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 20 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 12 | 0.3% |
199 of 3,587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Carolyne appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carolyne's data
- Carolyne's decade-level peak was the 1940s (813 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carolynes (199 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carolyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Carolyne 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.