Recorded 1940–2022 Girls' name Peak 2014 271 births

Karolynn — girls' name

271 babies named Karolynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s351950s111960s171970s211980s281990s342000s552010s652020s5
2010s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Karolynn was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

15 babies were named Karolynn in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karolynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 271 babies named Karolynn between 1940 and 2022, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karolynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karolynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Karolynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Karolynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karolynn 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 271 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.

Karolynn at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

271

Since 1940

83 years of records

Peak year

2014

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1940

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2022

Karolynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1940

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2014)
15
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
05101520 20222012200519971987197219491940 7

Karolynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
65 births that decade — 24% of Karolynn's all-time total
1940s351950s111960s171970s211980s281990s342000s552010s652020s5

Karolynn by state

Where Karolynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Karolynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Karolynn's total US births 1.8%

5 of 271 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karolynn?
271 babies have been named Karolynn since 1940. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2014 with 15 births.
When was Karolynn most popular?
Karolynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Karolynn most popular?
The top states for the name Karolynn are California (5 births).
How long has the name Karolynn been used?
Karolynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 83 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Karolynn?
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, 1940–2022 (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.