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Carrolyn

3 syllablesPeak year: 19428 lettersStarts with C

Meaning & origin

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Carrolyn's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Carrolyn, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Carrolyn
19336
19345
19378
19388
19399
19407
194110
194226
194317
194416
194511
194618
194720
194817
194915
195011
19519
19527
19539
19548
19555
195712
19587
19606
19625
19675
19736
19815

Carrolyn through the decades

  • Carrolyn peaked in 1942, when 26 babies were named Carrolyn in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (1953–1981), use of Carrolyn has fallen 52% compared to the 10 years before that.

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