Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Carolyn (masculine) | Carolyn (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | #1089 | 0.013 | ||
| 2010 | - | - | #801 | 0.018 | ||
| 2000 | - | - | #450 | 0.033 | ||
| 1990 | - | - | #223 | 0.066 | ||
| 1980 | - | - | #156 | 0.101 | ||
| 1970 | - | - | #115 | 0.164 | ||
| 1960 | #1644 | 0.001 | #57 | 0.398 | ||
| 1950 | #1376 | 0.002 | #25 | 0.629 | ||
| 1940 | #921 | 0.003 | #12 | 1.221 | ||
| 1930 | #1307 | 0.002 | #29 | 0.629 | ||
| 1920 | - | - | #119 | 0.184 | ||
| 1910 | - | - | #170 | 0.105 | ||
| 1900 | - | - | #223 | 0.065 | ||
| 1890 | - | - | #220 | 0.060 | ||
| 1880 | - | - | #212 | 0.061 | ||
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