Names / Girl names
Carolyn
Current rank
#1,222
and easing
All-time peak
#10
in 1942
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
558,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #10 in 1942 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Carolyn enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. It hit its high in 1942 at #10. Across all years, more than 558,300 children have been named this.