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Carolyn

Carolyn is currently the #1222 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 185 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #947 to #1222. Looking at the full record since 1880, Carolyn hit its all-time high of #10 in 1942, when 19,978 girls were given the name. State by state, Mississippi leads the way at #441.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1222
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#10
in 1942 (1940s)
Babies in 2025
185
girls named Carolyn

Carolyn popularity, 1880–2025

0.40%0.80%1.2%1.6%18801900192019401960198020002020#10 in 1942
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1942

Where Carolyn is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025NY—Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: #711 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#711Pennsylvania: #1015 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#1015New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025CT—California: #1948 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1948Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: #498 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KY#498West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #1281 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1281South Carolina: #560 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)SC#560District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #697 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OK#697Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025LA—Mississippi: #441 (6 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MS#441Alabama: #633 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#633Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carolyn in 2025HI—Texas: #1714 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1714Florida: #1243 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1243
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#441), Kentucky (#498), South Carolina (#560)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Carolyn in the most recent year of SSA data.

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