Carolynn Girl
How popular is Carolynn?
#3,388 girl name in 2025
45 baby girls were named Carolynn in the US in 2025, making it the 3388th most popular girl name.
Carolynn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,388 for girls (▲ 370 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 45 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-6% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,346 in 2015, #3,546 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1942 (169 girls) |
| Highest rank | #568 in 1942 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Carolynn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Caroline family of names ranked #107 for girls in 2025 (#102 the year before), with 3,137 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | 2,646 | 84% |
| Carolyn | 185 | 6% |
| Karoline | 119 | 4% |
| Carolynn | 45 | 1% |
| Caraline | 15 | 0% |
| Karolyn | 18 | 1% |
| Karaline | 14 | 0% |
| Karlyn | 17 | 1% |
| Carlyn | 12 | 0% |
| Carlynn | 5 | 0% |
| Carolyne | 9 | 0% |
| Karalynn | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Carolynn is most popular
Babies named Carolynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Minnesota: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Carolynn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | #3,342 |
| 1920s | 96 | #1,703 |
| 1930s | 435 | #824 |
| 1940s | 1,467 | #568 |
| 1950s | 1,000 | #824 |
| 1960s | 792 | #1,049 |
| 1970s | 540 | #1,407 |
| 1980s | 519 | #1,754 |
| 1990s | 454 | #2,100 |
| 2000s | 449 | #2,628 |
| 2010s | 440 | #2,935 |
| 2020s | 240 | #3,388 |
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Questions
- Is Carolynn a boy or girl name?
- Carolynn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Carolynn were girls.
- How popular is the name Carolynn?
- 45 baby girls were named Carolynn in the US in 2025, making it the 3388th most popular girl name.
- When was Carolynn most popular?
- Carolynn peaked in 1942, when 169 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #568, held for 2 years starting in 1942.
- How many people are named Carolynn?
- 6,453 babies have been named Carolynn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,124 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
- Where is Carolynn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Carolynn was most common in Minnesota, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.