Karolyn
Karolyn was the 6436th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 571st; the most babies were born in 1946 (167). Over the last ten years it has moved down 92 places. More babies were named Karolyn in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,436 girls, up 336 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1946167 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,957babies recorded
Karolyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,436 | 18 |
| 2020 | #6,772 | 17 |
| 2010 | #5,323 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,935 | 32 |
| 1990 | #2,271 | 56 |
| 1980 | #2,459 | 39 |
| 1970 | #1,318 | 81 |
| 1960 | #1,320 | 70 |
| 1950 | #930 | 92 |
| 1940 | #671 | 107 |
| 1930 | #2,068 | 17 |
| 1920 | #3,468 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Karolyn, counting every spelling?
Karolyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Karolyn?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Karolyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Karolyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Karolyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Karolyn?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Karolyn are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 36 and 73. That makes Karolyn a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Karolyn by state
How common Karolyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Karolyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karolyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Karolyn
How popular is the name Karolyn?
Karolyn was the 6436th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 571st; the most babies were born in 1946 (167). Over the last ten years it has moved down 92 places. More babies were named Karolyn in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Karolyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Karolyn in the US.
Where is Karolyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Karolyn was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.