Girl name#59 of girl names
Carolyn
Pronounced K EH1 R AH0 L IH0 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1947
- 145 years in use
How popular is Carolyn?
Carolyn is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 576,918 children — the 59th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 35% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1947, when 21,228 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K EH1 R AH0 L IH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Carolyn
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Carolyn
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Carolyn?
- Carolyn ranks 59th among girls' names in US records, with 576,918 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,615.
- Is Carolyn a unisex name?
- No. Carolyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Carolyn most popular?
- 1947, when 21,228 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.