Girls name
Carolyn
Carolyn is a girls' name given to 550,497 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1947 with 20,742 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 4th among girls names in Arkansas in 1944.
Which states favor Carolyn
Carolyn by state
Top states by all-time births named Carolyn. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 34,462 | #1730 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 33,054 | #1017 (2024) |
| 3 | California | 32,329 | #1981 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 27,883 | #717 (2025) |
| 5 | North Carolina | 26,060 | #1307 (2025) |
| 6 | Illinois | 26,026 | #1446 (2025) |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 25,133 | #1036 (2025) |
| 8 | Georgia | 20,460 | #1128 (2024) |
| 9 | Tennessee | 19,982 | #1007 (2025) |
| 10 | Michigan | 18,634 | #1251 (2025) |
| 11 | Indiana | 18,311 | #938 (2025) |
| 12 | Virginia | 17,838 | #1089 (2024) |
| 13 | Alabama | 17,511 | #649 (2025) |
| 14 | Missouri | 15,836 | #965 (2025) |
| 15 | Kentucky | 15,261 | #510 (2025) |
| 16 | Louisiana | 14,666 | #636 (2024) |
| 17 | Florida | 14,358 | #1265 (2025) |
| 18 | South Carolina | 13,265 | #569 (2025) |
| 19 | New Jersey | 13,132 | #1209 (2025) |
| 20 | Massachusetts | 12,767 | #782 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).