Girls' name · since 1939
Karolee
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 180 babies named Karolee, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
180 girls have been named Karolee since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Karolee recorded 180 times among girls since 1939, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1974.
- #20,899 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 180 born since 1939
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karolee ranks #20,899 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 1939, peaking in the 1950s.
- #20,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Karolee's 180 recorded births place it above 71.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karolee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karolee splits its recorded history at 1956: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karolee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1974
- Peak year (1962)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Karolee by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (58 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Karolee's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Karolee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 9
1930s
9 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
58 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 58 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Karolee's data
- Karolee's decade-level peak was the 1950s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Karolee: 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 (~35 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, 1939–1974 (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 Karolee 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.