The baby name Carolyn appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1943 with 27,346 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Carolyn has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 391 |
| 1911 | 483 |
| 1912 | 638 |
| 1913 | 807 |
| 1914 | 1,060 |
| 1915 | 1,381 |
| 1916 | 1,575 |
| 1917 | 1,552 |
| 1918 | 1,664 |
| 1919 | 1,634 |
| 1920 | 1,959 |
| 1921 | 2,175 |
| 1922 | 1,902 |
| 1923 | 2,418 |
| 1924 | 2,760 |
| 1925 | 3,268 |
| 1926 | 3,616 |
| 1927 | 4,208 |
| 1928 | 4,462 |
| 1929 | 4,979 |
| 1930 | 5,731 |
| 1931 | 5,900 |
| 1932 | 6,752 |
| 1933 | 7,483 |
| 1934 | 9,049 |
| 1935 | 10,363 |
| 1936 | 11,121 |
| 1937 | 12,378 |
| 1938 | 14,796 |
| 1939 | 13,890 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1940 | 16,423 |
| 1941 | 18,614 |
| 1941 | 25 |
| 1942 | 22,396 |
| 1942 | 5 |
| 1943 | 27,346 |
| 1943 | 21 |
| 1944 | 21,168 |
| 1944 | 8 |
| 1945 | 19,590 |
| 1945 | 18 |
| 1946 | 22,456 |
| 1946 | 6 |
| 1947 | 24,391 |
| 1947 | 15 |
| 1948 | 21,854 |
| 1949 | 20,414 |
| 1949 | 7 |
| 1950 | 18,947 |
| 1951 | 19,805 |
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1952 | 19,112 |
| 1953 | 17,125 |
| 1953 | 10 |
| 1954 | 15,284 |
| 1955 | 13,581 |
| 1956 | 13,586 |
| 1957 | 14,684 |
| 1958 | 13,784 |
| 1959 | 12,435 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1960 | 12,191 |
| 1961 | 13,833 |
| 1961 | 5 |
| 1962 | 11,994 |
| 1963 | 9,071 |
| 1964 | 9,545 |
| 1965 | 8,213 |
| 1966 | 7,153 |
| 1967 | 6,865 |
| 1968 | 6,698 |
| 1969 | 6,143 |
| 1970 | 5,481 |
| 1971 | 4,323 |
| 1972 | 3,583 |
| 1973 | 2,935 |
| 1974 | 2,891 |
| 1975 | 2,726 |
| 1976 | 2,412 |
| 1977 | 2,684 |
| 1978 | 2,689 |
| 1979 | 2,477 |
| 1980 | 2,334 |
| 1981 | 2,189 |
| 1982 | 2,212 |
| 1983 | 2,092 |
| 1984 | 2,085 |
| 1985 | 2,059 |
| 1986 | 2,069 |
| 1987 | 2,226 |
| 1988 | 2,122 |
| 1989 | 2,217 |
| 1989 | 11 |
| 1990 | 1,804 |
| 1991 | 1,944 |
| 1992 | 1,597 |
| 1993 | 1,637 |
| 1994 | 1,448 |
| 1995 | 1,176 |
| 1996 | 1,297 |
| 1997 | 1,189 |
| 1998 | 1,065 |
| 1999 | 1,049 |
| 2000 | 1,016 |
| 2001 | 883 |
| 2002 | 804 |
| 2003 | 730 |
| 2004 | 880 |
| 2005 | 791 |
| 2006 | 682 |
| 2007 | 589 |
| 2008 | 482 |
| 2009 | 399 |
| 2010 | 364 |
| 2011 | 389 |
| 2012 | 381 |
| 2013 | 319 |
| 2014 | 388 |
| 2015 | 404 |
| 2016 | 351 |
| 2017 | 386 |
| 2018 | 278 |
| 2019 | 272 |
| 2020 | 257 |
| 2021 | 215 |
| 2022 | 197 |
| 2023 | 218 |
| 2024 | 196 |