How Many People Are Named Carolyne?
An estimated 2,131 people in the United States have the first name Carolyne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Carolyne peaked in popularity in 1942 with 108 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carolyne 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 Carolyne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,131
About 1 in 160,842 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1942
108 births
Total Registered
3,578
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carolyne
Carolyne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,578 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carolyne as a female name
Ranked #13,766 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1942 (108 births)
Carolyne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carolyne span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 813 babies were registered. Carolyne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carolyne by Decade
How has Carolyne 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.
Carolyne by State
Birth registrations for Carolyne span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi. On average, about 34 Carolynes were registered per state.
Carolyne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carolyne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carolyne
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carolyne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carolyne?
We estimate approximately 2,131 people named Carolyne 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 160,842 Americans share this first name.
Is Carolyne a common name?
Carolyne is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,578 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carolyne most popular?
Carolyne reached peak popularity in 1942, when 108 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carolyne is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carolyne a female name?
Carolyne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carolyne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carolyne Smith, Carolyne Johnson, Carolyne 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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