How Many People Are Named Carolee?
An estimated 2,397 people in the United States have the first name Carolee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Carolee peaked in popularity in 1943 with 266 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carolee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carolee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Carolee is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
2,397
About 1 in 142,993 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1943
266 births
Total Registered
4,458
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carolee
Carolee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,458 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carolee as a female name
Ranked #15,718 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1943 (266 births)
Carolee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carolee span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 1,338 babies were registered. Carolee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carolee by Decade
How has Carolee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carolee by State
Birth registrations for Carolee span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in North Dakota, Montana, Maine. On average, about 68 Carolees were registered per state.
Carolee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carolee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carolee
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Carolee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carolee?
We estimate approximately 2,397 people named Carolee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 142,993 Americans share this first name.
Is Carolee a common name?
Carolee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,458 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carolee most popular?
Carolee reached peak popularity in 1943, when 266 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carolee is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carolee a female name?
Carolee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carolee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carolee Smith, Carolee Johnson, Carolee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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