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How popular is the name Carolyn?
Births per year, rank history and how many Carolyns are alive today.
Carolyn (female) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2023 (ranked 3599th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 1964, when around 520 babies were given the name, the 80th most popular that year. At least 18,000 babies have been named Carolyn in England and Wales since 1944. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Carolyn you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Carolyns born in England and Wales are between 53 and 75, and there are at least 18,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 5.6% chance that at least one of them will be called Carolyn.
How many babies are named Carolyn each year?
Where does Carolyn rank among girls' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Carolyn most popular?
Carolyn peaked in 1964, when around 520 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Carolyn?
At least 18,000 people named Carolyn born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Carolyn?
Most living Carolyns are between 53 and 75; the most common age is about 62.
Is Carolyn becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.