Carolyn

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Carolyn is a female given name, a variant of Caroline. Other spellings include Carolin, Karolyn, Carolyne, Carolynn or Carolynne. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of Charles.

From Wikipedia

Carolyn first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1962 with 398 babies (rank #36 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Carolyn

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Carolyn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,470

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

398

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Carolyn

Carolyn Bertozzibiochemist · b. 1966
Carolyn S. Shoemakeruniversity teacher · b. 1929
Carolyn Porcoplanetary scientist · b. 1953
Carolyn Jonesfilm actor · b. 1930
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedypublic relations consultant · b. 1966

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	246	#40
1953	199	#48
1954	191	#46
1955	126	#66
1956	128	#69
1957	195	#48
1958	155	#58
1959	200	#49
1960	286	#52
1961	346	#45
1962	398	#36
1963	355	#39
1964	383	#35
1965	282	#45
1966	245	#50
1967	258	#48
1968	266	#51
1969	252	#53
1970	247	#55
1971	185	#77
1972	171	#78
1973	93	#94
1974	145	#77
1975	38	#113
1976	80	#93