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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Carolee

Carolee was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 454th with 266 babies. More babies were named Carolee in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1943266 babies
Total since 1880
4,458babies recorded

Carolee popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#15,3316
2000——
1990#8,5949
1980#3,13927
1970#1,46469
1960#1,35466
1950#1,14765
1940#629125
1930#1,43829
1920#3,3779
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Carolee, counting every spelling?

Carolee has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Carolee?

About 2,700 people born in the US named Carolee are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 55 and 81. That makes Carolee a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Carolee by state

How common Carolee was among girls born in each state in 1941–1945, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (3.0×), New Jersey (2.7×), Connecticut (2.2×), New York (1.9×), California (1.8×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesME0.14Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesWA0.40Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMN0.12Illinois: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesIL0.12Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesNY0.24Massachusetts: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMA0.08Oregon: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesOR0.15Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesIA0.22Indiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIN0.05Ohio: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesOH0.11Pennsylvania: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesPA0.16New Jersey: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.35Connecticut: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesCT0.29Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesCA0.23Utah: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesUT0.26Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMD0.08Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesKS0.14Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Carolee, girls, 1941–1945. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Carolee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carolee, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Carolee

How popular is the name Carolee?

Carolee was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 454th with 266 babies. More babies were named Carolee in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Carolee a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Carolee in the US.

Where was Carolee most popular?

In 1941–1945, Carolee was most common in Washington (0.40 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Connecticut.