Recorded 1939–1974 Girls' name Peak 1962 180 births

Karolee — girls' name

180 babies named Karolee in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s91940s441950s581960s581970s11
1950s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Karolee was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

14 babies were named Karolee in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karolee

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Karolee between 1939 and 1974, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karolee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karolee performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Karolee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karolee 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 180 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.

Karolee at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

180

Since 1939

36 years of records

Peak year

1962

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1939

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1974

Karolee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1939

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1962)
14
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
46810121416 19741966196119571953194819411939 9

Karolee by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
58 births that decade — 32% of Karolee's all-time total
1930s91940s441950s581960s581970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karolee?
180 babies have been named Karolee since 1939. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1962 with 14 births.
When was Karolee most popular?
Karolee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Karolee been used?
Karolee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 36 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Karolee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1939–1974 (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.