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The first name Carolynn

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Carolynn at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 45 girls born in the United States were named Carolynn, the 3,409th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1942, when 169 were.

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6,453
babies named Carolynn since 1880
#3,409
rank in 2025
1942
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Questions

Is Carolynn a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,453 US babies named Carolynn since 1880 were girls.
When was Carolynn most popular?
1942 in the United States, when 169 babies were named Carolynn, its highest rank at 568th.