Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Karolyn

#2,225 most common girls' name of all time · #3,787 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1912–2025

Rank among girls
#2,225
Rank overall
#3,787 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
113 of 146
All-time
5,957
Since 2016
211
Peak year
1946 #613
Best rank
#571 1941
Girls Boys peak 167/yr
192019401960198020002020

Karolyn first appears in 1912. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 18 — 18 #6,350
2024 22 — 22 #5,629
2023 15 — 15 #7,291
2022 23 — 23 #5,494
2021 16 — 16 #6,991
2020 17 — 17 #6,662
2019 13 — 13 #8,183
2018 36 — 36 #4,014
2017 27 — 27 #4,939
2016 24 — 24 #5,470
2015 20 — 20 #6,260
2014 30 — 30 #4,672
2013 32 — 32 #4,435
2012 25 — 25 #5,420
2011 19 — 19 #6,596
2010 26 — 26 #5,268
2009 29 — 29 #4,949
2008 28 — 28 #5,167
2007 44 — 44 #3,660
2006 38 — 38 #3,930
2005 44 — 44 #3,412
2004 40 — 40 #3,643
2003 31 — 31 #4,229
2002 32 — 32 #3,995
2001 42 — 42 #3,267
2000 32 — 32 #3,902
1999 37 — 37 #3,383
1998 32 — 32 #3,657
1997 52 — 52 #2,486
1996 37 — 37 #3,165
1995 50 — 50 #2,525
1994 49 — 49 #2,550
1993 48 — 48 #2,580
1992 63 — 63 #2,132
1991 44 — 44 #2,711
1990 56 — 56 #2,266
1989 55 — 55 #2,198
1988 45 — 45 #2,425
1987 53 — 53 #2,072
1986 39 — 39 #2,521
1985 48 — 48 #2,183
1984 40 — 40 #2,395
1983 43 — 43 #2,251
1982 53 — 53 #1,967
1981 55 — 55 #1,939
1980 39 — 39 #2,450
1979 54 — 54 #1,927
1978 56 — 56 #1,809
1977 78 — 78 #1,431
1976 70 — 70 #1,484
1975 62 — 62 #1,593
1974 63 — 63 #1,544
1973 53 — 53 #1,697
1972 63 — 63 #1,506
1971 71 — 71 #1,459
1970 81 — 81 #1,317
1969 84 — 84 #1,220
1968 72 — 72 #1,306
1967 72 — 72 #1,273
1966 89 — 89 #1,126
1965 109 — 109 #1,001
1964 92 — 92 #1,150
1963 77 — 77 #1,254
1962 106 — 106 #1,051
1961 98 — 98 #1,111
1960 70 — 70 #1,316
1959 65 — 65 #1,328
1958 74 — 74 #1,236
1957 90 — 90 #1,103
1956 64 — 64 #1,305
1955 60 — 60 #1,305
1954 73 — 73 #1,171
1953 79 — 79 #1,092
1952 97 — 97 #950
1951 97 — 97 #942
1950 92 — 92 #931
1949 114 — 114 #821
1948 122 — 122 #779
1947 148 — 148 #696
1946 167 — 167 #613
1945 132 — 132 #638
1944 133 — 133 #637
1943 154 — 154 #609
1942 129 — 129 #660
1941 149 — 149 #571
1940 107 — 107 #670
1939 105 — 105 #664
1938 79 — 79 #796
1937 65 — 65 #858
1936 42 — 42 #1,093
1935 41 — 41 #1,098
1934 45 — 45 #1,045
1933 32 — 32 #1,285
1932 25 — 25 #1,561
1931 21 — 21 #1,737
1930 17 — 17 #2,086
1929 8 — 8 #3,549
1928 13 — 13 #2,579
1927 12 — 12 #2,805
1926 18 — 18 #2,147
1925 11 — 11 #3,058
1924 14 — 14 #2,626
1923 13 — 13 #2,695
1922 7 — 7 #4,211
1921 6 — 6 #4,711
1920 9 — 9 #3,493
1919 6 — 6 #4,501
1918 13 — 13 #2,644
1917 5 — 5 #4,861
1916 6 — 6 #4,145
1915 6 — 6 #4,033
1913 5 — 5 #3,506
1912 6 — 6 #2,941