female NAME · CURRENTLY #1222

Carolyn

KAIR-uh-lin

“free person”

A familiar English form related to Caroline and Carol.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Carolyn has traveled through time

801880 861885 1241890 1481895 1851900 2101905 3311910 1,1061915 1,5561920 2,1981925 3,7451930 6,9901935 12,7031940 17,2941945 15,6131950 11,2101955 9,4281960 6,9871965 4,5311970 2,3531975 1,9351980 1,8471985 1,7231990 1,1811995 1,0312000 6262005 3782010 3772015 2702020 1852025
LATEST YEAR2025185 births
PEAK RANK#10in 1942
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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