Carolyn
4 countries#1222 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Carolyn was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
558,397 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1222 · peaked in 1947 with 20,788 births
Most common in: Texas, New York, California, Ohio, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
921 births recorded 1974–2012 · peaked in 1978 with 82 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
370 births recorded 1953–2007 · peaked in 1959 with 21 births
Most common in: Charente-Maritime, Meuse, Paris, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
11 births recorded 1997–2004 · peaked in 1997 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Carolyn’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #517 | — |
| 2007 | #606 | ↓89 |
| 2008 | #678 | ↓72 |
| 2009 | #683 | ↓5 |
| 2010 | #736 | ↓53 |
| 2011 | #742 | ↓6 |
| 2012 | #765 | ↓23 |
| 2013 | #784 | ↓19 |
| 2014 | #746 | ↑38 |
| 2015 | #748 | ↓2 |
| 2016 | #808 | ↓60 |
| 2017 | #832 | ↓24 |
| 2018 | #865 | ↓33 |
| 2019 | #936 | ↓71 |
| 2020 | #947 | ↓11 |
| 2021 | #1129 | ↓182 |
| 2022 | #1239 | ↓110 |
| 2023 | #1085 | ↑154 |
| 2024 | #1160 | ↓75 |
| 2025 | #1222 | ↓62 |
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