Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Carolyn (feminine) | Carolyn (masculine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #1027 | 0.014 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #800 | 0.018 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #450 | 0.033 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #223 | 0.066 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #156 | 0.101 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #115 | 0.164 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #57 | 0.398 | #1644 | 0.001 | ||
| 1950 | #25 | 0.629 | #1376 | 0.002 | ||
| 1940 | #12 | 1.221 | #921 | 0.003 | ||
| 1930 | #29 | 0.629 | #1307 | 0.002 | ||
| 1920 | #119 | 0.184 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #170 | 0.105 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | #223 | 0.065 | - | - | ||
| 1890 | #220 | 0.060 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #212 | 0.061 | - | - | ||
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