How Many People Are Named Carolyn Mccarthy?

There are approximately 83 people named Carolyn Mccarthy living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,129,570 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Carolyn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mccarthy. 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 4,129,570 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Carolyn

Last Name

Mccarthy

Carolyn: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Carolyn. The peak year was 1947 with 20,787 births. The average person named Carolyn today is 66 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Carolyn

In the 2020 Census, the first name Carolyn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.92%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (15.68%) and Hispanic (2.45%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Carolyn in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Carolyn rose or fell over time.

White

77.92%

Black

15.68%

Hispanic

2.45%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.35%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.50%

Two or More Races

2.10%

Ancestry of the Mccarthy Surname

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

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Mccarthy 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

89.66%

Black

3.14%

Hispanic

3.41%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.88%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.22%

Two or More Races

2.70%

How we calculated this

The first name "Carolyn" has an estimated frequency of 0.0907% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Mccarthy" appears at a rate of 26.80 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 Carolyn are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 83 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Carolyn

Carolyn Smith Carolyn Johnson Carolyn Williams Carolyn Brown Carolyn Jones Carolyn Garcia Carolyn Kidd

Other people with the surname Mccarthy

Michael Mccarthy James Mccarthy John Mccarthy David Mccarthy Robert Mccarthy William Mccarthy Thomas Mccarthy Andrew Mccarthy

Carolyn Mccarthy: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Carolyn Mccarthy?

We estimate approximately 83 people named Carolyn Mccarthy are alive in the United States today. The first name Carolyn is shared by 311,029 Americans, and the surname Mccarthy is shared by 91,862.

How rare is the name Carolyn Mccarthy?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,129,570 Americans. The first name Carolyn is common and the surname Mccarthy is uncommon.

Is Carolyn a male or female name?

Carolyn is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 66 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Carolyn?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Carolyn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.92%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (15.68%) and Hispanic (2.45%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

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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