NameTides

Carolyn

Carolyn was the #1,222 girls' name in the US in 2025 (185 babies), and #3,044 in Canada.

Carolyn as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Carolyn as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Carolyn as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,222 (185)————#3,044 (6)—
2024#1,160 (207)————#1,949 (11)—
2023#1,085 (228)#3,599 (6)———#2,604 (7)—
2022#1,239 (194)#4,646 (4)———#2,315 (8)—
2021#1,129 (218)#4,634 (4)———#1,592 (14)—
2020#947 (270)#5,493 (3)———#1,428 (16)—
2019#936 (282)————#1,471 (16)—
2018#865 (313)#5,666 (3)———#1,259 (19)—
2017#832 (326)————#1,333 (18)—
2016#808 (352)————#1,075 (24)—
2015#748 (377)#5,730 (3)———#1,499 (15)—
2014#746 (375)————#1,279 (19)—
2013#784 (347)#4,739 (4)———#1,255 (19)—
2012#765 (361)—#665 (4)—#907 (3)#1,350 (18)—
2011#742 (371)#4,764 (4)——#937 (3)#1,426 (16)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1942 at #10.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 8,700uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Carolyn is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,000 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Carolyn by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: #711OHPennsylvania: #1,015PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: #498KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #1,281NCSouth Carolina: #560SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #697OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: #441MSAlabama: #633ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,714TXFlorida: #1,243FL
Carolyn (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Carolyn (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CarolynCanadaGirls#3,0446
CarolynEngland & WalesGirls—too few
CarolynIrelandGirls—too few
CarolynNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CarolynNSWGirls—too few
CarolynScotlandGirls—too few
CarolynUSGirls#1,222185
CarolynUSBoys—too few