Is Karolyn a boy or girl name?
Karolyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 0 boys were named Karolyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,939 US babies named Karolyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,685
- Babies named Karolyn since 1912
- 5,939
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 167 babies
Boys and girls named Karolyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 111 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 472 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,355 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 791 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 869 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 651 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 470 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 468 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 360 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 252 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 93 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,685 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,440 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,546 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,099 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,770 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,360 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,032 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,993 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,527 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,344 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,708 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,487 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,474 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,718 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,323 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,009 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,209 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,681 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,958 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,437 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,665 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,260 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,032 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,278 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,935 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,401 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,685 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,493 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,183 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,534 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,562 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,584 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,142 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,713 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,271 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,206 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,427 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,080 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,538 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,193 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,401 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,252 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,974 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,944 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,459 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,931 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,809 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,435 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,486 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,594 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,541 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,695 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,507 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,458 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,318 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,221 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,305 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,272 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,124 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 109 | #997 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,149 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,256 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,051 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,113 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,321 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,332 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,235 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,102 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,304 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,304 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,171 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,085 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 97 | #949 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 97 | #940 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 92 | #930 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 114 | #821 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 122 | #777 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 148 | #693 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 167 | #614 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 132 | #635 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 133 | #637 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 154 | #610 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 129 | #659 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 149 | #571 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 107 | #671 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 105 | #664 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 79 | #797 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 65 | #858 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,093 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,091 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,039 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,277 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,546 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,713 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,068 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,541 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,558 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,782 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,120 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,037 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,599 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,659 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,231 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,775 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,468 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,522 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,594 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,943 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,148 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,015 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,433 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,800 |
Highest rank
Karolyn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #571 in 1941. 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 Karolyn
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.