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Carolyne and Caroline side by side: Carolyne peaked in 1942 and Caroline in 2000; in 2025 they were given to 9 and 2,646 babies.

Carolyne and Caroline, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Carolyne and Caroline births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025CarolineCarolyne
Carolyne and Caroline births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025CarolineCarolyne
Carolyne and Caroline births by year2k4k6k1880190519301955198020052025CarolineCarolyne
Carolyne and Caroline births by year2k4k6k1880193019802025CarolineCarolyne

Girls and boys together; Carolyne solid, Caroline dashed.

Carolyne and Caroline compared
CarolyneCaroline
Births 202592,646
Rank 2025#10,256 among girls’ names#96 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18803,587250,719
Peak year19422000
Girls100%99.9%
Alive, estimated2,310195,000
Median age5126

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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