How Many People Are Named Carolin?
An estimated 877 people in the United States have the first name Carolin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Carolin peaked in popularity in 1942 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carolin 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 Carolin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
877
About 1 in 390,826 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1942
39 births
Total Registered
1,255
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carolin
Carolin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,255 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carolin as a female name
Ranked #9,875 in 2019
10 female births in 2019
Peak: 1942 (39 births)
Carolin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carolin span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 291 babies were registered. Carolin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carolin by Decade
How has Carolin 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.
Carolin by State
Birth registrations for Carolin span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Missouri, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma. On average, about 9 Carolins were registered per state.
Carolin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carolin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carolin
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carolin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carolin?
We estimate approximately 877 people named Carolin 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 390,826 Americans share this first name.
Is Carolin a common name?
Carolin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,255 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carolin most popular?
Carolin reached peak popularity in 1942, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carolin is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carolin a female name?
Carolin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carolin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carolin Smith, Carolin Johnson, Carolin 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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