Feminine dossier · first seen 1912

Karolyn

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1946

Peak era

1946

Peak rank proxy

167

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1912Peak 19462024

Peak year

1946

Decline from peak

86.8%

2024

All-time

5,939

Karolyn 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 1946, when 167 girls were named Karolyn.

In 2024, only 22 girls were given the name.

Down 86.8% from its peak.

All told, about 5,939 Americans have been named Karolyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1946

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