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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 166 babies (rank #202 that year). In 2024 it was given to 11 girls (rank #1,999). The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

1,486

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

166

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	166	#202
1992	160	#212
1993	114	#258
1994	95	#275
1995	99	#293
1996	78	#356
1997	66	#408
1998	64	#404
1999	54	#473
2000	38	#607
2001	51	#485
2002	47	#514
2003	35	#680
2004	43	#574
2005	35	#695
2006	31	#805
2007	27	#924
2008	27	#948
2009	19	#1,248
2010	15	#1,529
2011	16	#1,418
2012	16	#1,464
2013	20	#1,195
2014	19	#1,265
2015	15	#1,491
2016	24	#1,068
2017	18	#1,327
2018	19	#1,256
2019	16	#1,468
2020	19	#1,238
2021	14	#1,619
2022	8	#2,371
2023	7	#2,727
2024	11	#1,999