Girls' name · since 1998
Karolyna
Karolyna has 163 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
163 girls have been named Karolyna since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Karolyna has 163 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #21,905 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 163 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karolyna ranks #21,905 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karolyna's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Karolyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karolyna's full recorded timeline at 2011, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karolyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Karolyna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (66 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Karolyna's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Karolyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 66 births (40% of all-time use).
Karolyna by state
Where Karolyna concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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- Karolyna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Karolynas (8 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karolyna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1998–2024 (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 Karolyna 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.