Carolyn

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Carolyn is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 558,213 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 556,593 as girls and 1,620 as boys. Carolyn gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #113 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 206
2023 228
2022 194
2021 218
2020 270
2019 282
2018 313
2017 326
2016 352
2015 377
2014 375
2013 347
2012 360
2011 371
2010 378
2009 426
2008 448
2007 495
2006 587
2005 626
2004 731
2003 701
2002 822
2001 870
2000 1,031
1999 1,037
1998 901
1997 1,061
1996 1,211
1995 1,181
1994 1,230
1993 1,479
1992 1,518
1991 1,566
1990 1,723
1989 1,826
1988 1,810
1987 1,824
1986 1,744
1985 1,847
1984 1,834
1983 1,924
1982 2,017
1981 1,969
1980 1,936
1979 2,060
1978 2,186
1977 2,208
1976 2,121
1975 2,353
1974 2,480
1973 2,579
1972 3,006
1971 3,617
1970 4,531
1969 5,147
1968 5,554
1967 5,745
1966 6,140
1965 6,988
1964 8,092
1963 8,156
1962 9,721
1961 10,534
1960 9,427
1959 9,759
1958 10,848
1957 11,600
1956 10,666
1955 11,209
1954 12,183
1953 12,948
1952 14,310
1951 15,243
1950 15,612
1949 17,433
1948 18,663
1947 20,787
1946 19,949
1945 17,294
1944 18,739
1943 20,440
1942 20,037
1941 16,333
1940 12,703
1939 11,331
1938 10,626
1937 8,984
1936 7,937
1935 6,990
1934 6,495
1933 5,061
1932 4,601
1931 4,025
1930 3,745
1929 3,282
1928 2,856
1927 2,814
1926 2,415
1925 2,198
1924 2,227
1923 2,017
1922 1,706
1921 1,753
1920 1,556
1919 1,330
1918 1,329
1917 1,228
1916 1,216
1915 1,106
1914 835
1913 676
1912 517
1911 387
1910 331
1909 299
1908 280
1907 184
1906 184
1905 210
1904 183
1903 157
1902 179
1901 148
1900 185
1899 141
1898 169
1897 145
1896 149
1895 148
1894 147
1893 146
1892 122
1891 110
1890 124
1889 133
1888 123
1887 97
1886 82
1885 86
1884 75
1883 58
1882 62
1881 60
1880 80