The first name Karolyn
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Karolyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 18 girls born in the United States were named Karolyn, the 6,436th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1946, when 167 were.
5,957
babies named Karolyn since 1880
#6,436
rank in 2025
1946
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.
Famous people named Karolyn
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Karolyn GrimesAmerican actress, born 1940
Questions
- Is Karolyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,957 US babies named Karolyn since 1880 were girls.
- When was Karolyn most popular?
- 1946 in the United States, when 167 babies were named Karolyn, its highest rank at 614th.