Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Caroline

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Caroline
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2000

Peak era

2000

Peak rank proxy

5,022

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20002024

Peak year

2000

Decline from peak

45.8%

2024

2,720

All-time

247,746

Caroline is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2000, when 5,022 girls were named Caroline.

In 2024, only 2,720 girls were given the name.

Down 45.8% from its peak.

All told, about 247,746 Americans have been named Caroline and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2000

20005,022 girls named Caroline

20242,720 girls named Caroline

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