Karolyn
3 countries#6325 in United States, 2025US
#6325
in United States, 2025
SCOT
10
total births, Scotland
FR
3
total births, France
Total births recorded
5,970
Peak year (United States)
1946
Peak-year count
167
First recorded
1912
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Karolyn was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandFrance
Country by country
United States
5,957 births recorded 1912–2025 · currently #6325 · peaked in 1946 with 167 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Michigan, New York, Iowa
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
10 births recorded 1975–1983 · peaked in 1981 with 4 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
3 births recorded 1995–1995 · peaked in 1995 with 3 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Karolyn’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #3919 | — |
| 2007 | #3653 | ↑266 |
| 2008 | #5142 | ↓1489 |
| 2009 | #4931 | ↑211 |
| 2010 | #5247 | ↓316 |
| 2011 | #6564 | ↓1317 |
| 2012 | #5398 | ↑1166 |
| 2013 | #4422 | ↑976 |
| 2014 | #4657 | ↓235 |
| 2015 | #6236 | ↓1579 |
| 2016 | #5445 | ↑791 |
| 2017 | #4922 | ↑523 |
| 2018 | #4001 | ↑921 |
| 2019 | #8138 | ↓4137 |
| 2020 | #6629 | ↑1509 |
| 2021 | #6967 | ↓338 |
| 2022 | #5465 | ↑1502 |
| 2023 | #7247 | ↓1782 |
| 2024 | #5615 | ↑1632 |
| 2025 | #6325 | ↓710 |