How Many People Are Named Carolynn?
An estimated 4,587 people in the United States have the first name Carolynn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Carolynn peaked in popularity in 1942 with 169 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carolynn 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 Carolynn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,587
About 1 in 74,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1942
169 births
Total Registered
6,404
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carolynn
Carolynn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,404 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carolynn as a female name
Ranked #3,967 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 1942 (169 births)
Carolynn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carolynn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 1,467 babies were registered. Carolynn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carolynn by Decade
How has Carolynn 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.
Carolynn by State
Birth registrations for Carolynn span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky. On average, about 92 Carolynns were registered per state.
Carolynn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carolynn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carolynn
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carolynn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carolynn?
We estimate approximately 4,587 people named Carolynn 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 74,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Carolynn a common name?
Carolynn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,404 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carolynn most popular?
Carolynn reached peak popularity in 1942, when 169 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carolynn is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carolynn a female name?
Carolynn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carolynn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carolynn Smith, Carolynn Johnson, Carolynn 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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