How Many People Are Named Carolina?
An estimated 41,159 people in the United States have the first name Carolina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Carolina peaked in popularity in 2004 with 1,270 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carolina 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 Carolina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Carolina is overwhelmingly female, 137 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
41,159
About 1 in 8,328 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2004
1,270 births
Total Registered
47,333
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carolina
Carolina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 47,333 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Carolina as a male name
Ranked #9,207 in 1996
5 male births in 1996
Peak: 1989 (16 births)
Carolina as a female name
Ranked #428 in 2024
716 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (1,270 births)
Carolina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carolina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 11,073 babies were registered. While Carolina is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Carolina by Decade
How has Carolina 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 179 | 0 | 179 | |
| 1890s | 249 | 0 | 249 | |
| 1900s | 375 | 0 | 375 | |
| 1910s | 817 | 0 | 817 | |
| 1920s | 1,358 | 11 | 1,347 | |
| 1930s | 1,075 | 6 | 1,069 | |
| 1940s | 1,113 | 11 | 1,102 | |
| 1950s | 1,103 | 0 | 1,103 | |
| 1960s | 1,787 | 0 | 1,787 | |
| 1970s | 2,601 | 7 | 2,594 | |
| 1980s | 4,821 | 65 | 4,756 | |
| 1990s | 9,884 | 37 | 9,847 | |
| 2000s | 11,073 | 0 | 11,073 | |
| 2010s | 7,498 | 0 | 7,498 | |
| 2020s | 3,400 | 0 | 3,400 | |
Carolina by State
Birth registrations for Carolina span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in West Virginia, Delaware, Hawaii. On average, about 981 Carolinas were registered per state.
Carolina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carolina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carolina
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Carolina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carolina?
We estimate approximately 41,159 people named Carolina 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 8,328 Americans share this first name.
Is Carolina a common name?
Carolina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 47,333 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carolina most popular?
Carolina reached peak popularity in 2004, when 1,270 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carolina is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carolina a female name?
Carolina is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carolina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carolina Smith, Carolina Johnson, Carolina 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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