How Many People Are Named Carelyn Williams?

There are approximately 1 people named Carelyn Williams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Carelyn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Williams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Carelyn

Last Name

Williams

Est. Bearers 1,790,492

Census Rank #3

Per 100K 522.38

Rarity Very Common

Carelyn: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Carelyn. The peak year was 1959 with 5 births. The average person named Carelyn today is 64 years old.

Ancestry of the Williams Surname

The surname Williams was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Williams in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

43.82%

Black

46.22%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.78%

Two or More Races

5.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Carelyn" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Williams" appears at a rate of 522.38 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Carelyn are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Carelyn

Carelyn Johnson Carelyn Jones Carelyn Brown Carelyn Smith Carelyn Garcia

Other people with the surname Williams

Michael Williams James Williams John Williams David Williams Robert Williams William Williams Christopher Williams Joseph Williams

Carelyn Williams: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Carelyn Williams?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Carelyn Williams are alive in the United States today. The first name Carelyn is shared by 4 Americans, and the surname Williams is shared by 1,790,492.

How rare is the name Carelyn Williams?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Carelyn is very rare and the surname Williams is very common.

Is Carelyn a male or female name?

Carelyn is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1959 and the average bearer today is 64 years old.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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