How Many People Are Named Carolene?
An estimated 356 people in the United States have the first name Carolene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Carolene peaked in popularity in 1938 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carolene 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 Carolene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Carolene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
356
About 1 in 962,793 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1938
31 births
Total Registered
739
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carolene
Carolene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 739 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carolene as a female name
Ranked #9,483 in 1976
5 female births in 1976
Peak: 1938 (31 births)
Carolene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carolene span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 236 babies were registered. Carolene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carolene by Decade
How has Carolene 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.
Carolene by State
Birth registrations for Carolene span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Missouri. On average, about 5 Carolenes were registered per state.
Carolene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carolene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carolene
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carolene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carolene?
We estimate approximately 356 people named Carolene 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 962,793 Americans share this first name.
Is Carolene a common name?
Carolene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 739 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carolene most popular?
Carolene reached peak popularity in 1938, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carolene is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carolene a female name?
Carolene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carolene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carolene Smith, Carolene Johnson, Carolene 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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