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Carollyn

3 syllablesPeak year: 19478 lettersStarts with C

Meaning & origin

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Carollyn's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Carollyn, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Carollyn
19336
19356
19367
19388
19398
19416
19426
194311
19446
194512
194610
194716
19489
19496
19517
19526
19535
19546
19577
19586
19635
196510
19665
19676
19686
19735
19865
19906
19975

Carollyn through the decades

  • Carollyn peaked in 1947, when 16 babies were named Carollyn in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (1958–1997), use of Carollyn has fallen 30% compared to the 10 years before that.

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