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Carolyn
558,397 recorded births · active 1880–2025
Living-age distribution
The median living Carolyn is 72. If you meet a Carolyn, there's about a 70% chance they're between 52 and 83 years old.
Popularity arc
● Faded ClassicOnce everywhere, now rare — a name from a different era.
Peak Carolyn: 1942. Down 99% from peak.
Name neighbors
People named Carolyn have popularity-curve siblings named:
Geographic fingerprint
Carolyns are 1.4x more common in the South than the national average.