Girls' name · since 1933
Carrolyn
288 babies named Carrolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
288 girls have been named Carrolyn since 1933, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrolyn has been recorded 288 times among girls since 1933, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1981.
- #16,264 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 288 born since 1933
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrolyn ranks #16,264 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 1933, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carrolyn's 288 recorded births place it above 77.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Carrolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carrolyn's full recorded timeline at 1949, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carrolyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1981
- Peak year (1942)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Carrolyn by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (157 births, 55% of the file).
1940s was Carrolyn's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Carrolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1940s
1940s
157 births
- 1950s
1950s
68 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 157 births (55% of all-time use).
Carrolyn by state
Where Carrolyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.1% |
6 of 288 births nationwide.
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What to do with Carrolyn's data
- Carrolyn's decade-level peak was the 1940s (157 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Carrolyns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carrolyn: 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 (~48 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, 1933–1981 (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 Carrolyn 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.