Is Carolynn a boy or girl name?
Carolynn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 0 boys were named Carolynn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,404 US babies named Carolynn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,967
- Babies named Carolynn since 1917
- 6,404
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 169 babies
Boys and girls named Carolynn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 96 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 435 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,467 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,000 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 792 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 540 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 519 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 454 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 449 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 439 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 192 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,967 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,126 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,609 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,113 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,558 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,050 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,936 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,494 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,189 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,397 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,859 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,942 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,652 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,381 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,213 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,198 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,950 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,660 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,377 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,889 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,506 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,363 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,251 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,150 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,637 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,469 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,025 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,737 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,516 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,229 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,667 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,458 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,106 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,665 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,407 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,417 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,255 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,335 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,121 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,604 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,789 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,964 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,854 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,755 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,941 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,877 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,967 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,778 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,970 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,938 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,803 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,774 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,699 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,549 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,409 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,357 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,197 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,269 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,494 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,256 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,311 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,200 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,065 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,050 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,300 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,080 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,122 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,038 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,077 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,076 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 108 | #928 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,009 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 122 | #826 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 104 | #883 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 108 | #851 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 130 | #753 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 139 | #710 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 168 | #638 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 163 | #621 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 143 | #603 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 165 | #569 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 160 | #594 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 169 | #568 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 123 | #640 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 107 | #669 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 70 | #827 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 70 | #848 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 66 | #850 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,152 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 55 | #938 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,171 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,205 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,602 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,883 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,669 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,717 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,104 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,323 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,087 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,686 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,380 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,071 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,561 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,513 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,928 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,392 |
Highest rank
Carolynn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #568 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 Carolynn
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.