Is Carolyn a boy or girl name?
Carolyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 206 girls and 0 boys were named Carolyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 558,213 US babies named Carolyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,163
- Babies named Carolyn since 1880
- 558,213
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 20,787 babies
Boys and girls named Carolyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 856 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,401 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,009 | 100% |
| 1910s | 15 | 8,940 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 48 | 22,776 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 270 | 69,525 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 523 | 181,855 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 311 | 124,067 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 237 | 75,267 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 93 | 27,048 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 101 | 18,630 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 22 | 12,885 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,737 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,481 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,116 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,163 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,084 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,239 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,129 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 270 | #947 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 282 | #936 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 313 | #865 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 326 | #833 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 352 | #809 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 377 | #748 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 375 | #747 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 347 | #784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 360 | #765 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 371 | #742 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 378 | #736 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 426 | #682 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 448 | #678 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 495 | #606 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 587 | #517 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 626 | #489 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 731 | #418 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 701 | #430 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 822 | #365 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 870 | #346 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,031 | #308 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,037 | #297 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 901 | #327 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,061 | #276 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,211 | #233 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,941 | 1,175 | #242 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,230 | #230 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,479 | #200 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,518 | #196 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,609 | 1,559 | #193 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,438 | 1,714 | #169 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,338 | 1,809 | #158 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,266 | 1,802 | #159 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,002 | 1,813 | #149 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,914 | 1,733 | #162 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,088 | 1,837 | #155 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,256 | 1,825 | #155 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,918 | 1,914 | #150 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,652 | 2,009 | #146 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,889 | 1,959 | #144 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,007 | 1,929 | #147 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,918 | 2,053 | #138 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,638 | 2,176 | #130 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,414 | 2,197 | #129 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,013 | 2,115 | #129 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,379 | 2,346 | #119 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,889 | 2,472 | #118 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,043 | 2,568 | #116 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,677 | 2,993 | #110 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,023 | 3,610 | #104 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,639 | 4,518 | #84 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,058 | 5,130 | #71 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,041 | 5,538 | #61 |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,511 | 5,719 | #60 |
| 1966 | 20 | #1,729 | 6,120 | #60 |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,674 | 6,966 | #58 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,550 | 8,066 | #56 |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,378 | 8,124 | #56 |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,480 | 9,693 | #46 |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,606 | 10,509 | #42 |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,628 | 9,402 | #43 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,362 | 9,726 | #42 |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,375 | 10,816 | #37 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,586 | 11,575 | #33 |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,363 | 10,634 | #33 |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,373 | 11,178 | #30 |
| 1954 | 30 | #1,385 | 12,153 | #27 |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,380 | 12,918 | #25 |
| 1952 | 38 | #1,198 | 14,272 | #24 |
| 1951 | 35 | #1,244 | 15,208 | #22 |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,472 | 15,587 | #20 |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,348 | 17,404 | #17 |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,128 | 18,623 | #14 |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,064 | 20,741 | #15 |
| 1946 | 47 | #986 | 19,902 | #12 |
| 1945 | 50 | #900 | 17,244 | #12 |
| 1944 | 69 | #745 | 18,670 | #11 |
| 1943 | 76 | #741 | 20,364 | #11 |
| 1942 | 60 | #841 | 19,977 | #10 |
| 1941 | 60 | #820 | 16,273 | #11 |
| 1940 | 46 | #942 | 12,657 | #15 |
| 1939 | 41 | #994 | 11,290 | #14 |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,012 | 10,586 | #15 |
| 1937 | 44 | #942 | 8,940 | #20 |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,209 | 7,907 | #23 |
| 1935 | 23 | #1,426 | 6,967 | #28 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,466 | 6,473 | #33 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,599 | 5,042 | #41 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,010 | 4,587 | #46 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,780 | 4,008 | #60 |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,649 | 3,725 | #72 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,623 | 3,272 | #77 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,883 | 2,847 | #91 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,201 | 2,806 | #99 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 2,415 | #114 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,962 | 2,189 | #127 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,446 | 2,222 | #127 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,517 | 2,010 | #132 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 1,706 | #144 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 1,753 | #146 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 1,556 | #150 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 1,330 | #165 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 1,329 | #167 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,075 | 1,223 | #164 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 1,216 | #163 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,477 | 1,096 | #168 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 835 | #169 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 676 | #170 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 517 | #189 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 387 | #185 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 331 | #199 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 299 | #194 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 280 | #200 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 184 | #254 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 184 | #235 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 210 | #213 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 183 | #227 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 157 | #241 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 179 | #224 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 148 | #237 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 185 | #231 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 141 | #231 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 169 | #225 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 145 | #227 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 149 | #227 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 148 | #227 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 147 | #219 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 146 | #211 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 122 | #239 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 110 | #230 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 124 | #217 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 133 | #199 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 123 | #203 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 97 | #208 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 82 | #222 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 86 | #209 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 75 | #218 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 58 | #234 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 62 | #217 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 60 | #195 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 80 | #163 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carolyn reached #741 in 1943. As a girl name, it reached #10 in 1942. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carolyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.