Caroline Name Popularity
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How popular is Caroline?
Ranking 55th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Caroline is popular.Currently in the top 100, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #55 for the first time in 2017 and as recently as 2018.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2000 with 5,021 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Caroline in any given year was 304 in 1882.
Approximately during the years 1909-1915, 1939-1942, 1958-1961, 1986-1996, 1997-2000, and 2010-2014, the name Caroline took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1947-1950, 1964-1967, and 1968-1972.
Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.
How popular will Caroline be?
Caroline's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Caroline has remained about the same.
The name Caroline is favored by many parents and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.
for Percentages.| Caroline (Girl) | Caroline (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 4,136 | 55 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 4,283 | 55 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 4,429 | 56 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 4,329 | 62 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 4,344 | 58 | 6 | 10,918 |
| 2013 | | 3,980 | 63 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 3,415 | 80 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 3,369 | 87 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 3,358 | 88 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 3,624 | 87 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 3,542 | 94 | 12 | 6,813 |
| 2007 | | 3,406 | 99 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 3,788 | 89 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 3,973 | 83 | 7 | 9,267 |
| 2004 | | 4,377 | 74 | 13 | 5,856 |
| 2003 | | 4,585 | 68 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 4,656 | 67 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 4,862 | 62 | 8 | 7,625 |
| 2000 | | 5,021 | 65 | 7 | 8,314 |
| 1999 | | 4,472 | 71 | 6 | 8,856 |
| 1998 | | 4,276 | 75 | 6 | 8,628 |
| 1997 | | 4,439 | 75 | 5 | 9,479 |
| 1996 | | 4,466 | 78 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 3,800 | 92 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 3,448 | 94 | 7 | 7,065 |
| 1993 | | 3,082 | 105 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 3,176 | 105 | 7 | 6,763 |
| 1991 | | 2,844 | 116 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 2,820 | 116 | 13 | 4,197 |
| 1989 | | 2,663 | 113 | 30 | 2,251 |
| 1988 | | 2,322 | 122 | 8 | 5,263 |
| 1987 | | 2,046 | 135 | 11 | 3,998 |
| 1986 | | 1,803 | 157 | 5 | 6,865 |
| 1985 | | 1,751 | 164 | 5 | 6,669 |
| 1984 | | 1,633 | 167 | 10 | 3,955 |
| 1983 | | 1,481 | 184 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 1,536 | 178 | 7 | 5,091 |
| 1981 | | 1,392 | 193 | 9 | 4,195 |
| 1980 | | 1,313 | 200 | 5 | 6,382 |
| 1979 | | 1,352 | 198 | 5 | 6,176 |
| 1978 | | 1,309 | 200 | 5 | 5,921 |
| 1977 | | 1,205 | 210 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 1,227 | 197 | 9 | 3,753 |
| 1975 | | 1,232 | 198 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 1,199 | 211 | 7 | 4,241 |
| 1973 | | 1,111 | 229 | 8 | 3,751 |
| 1972 | | 1,071 | 251 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 1,211 | 241 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 1,372 | 229 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 1,352 | 224 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 1,412 | 215 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 1,448 | 210 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 1,552 | 202 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 1,815 | 187 | 5 | 3,989 |
| 1964 | | 2,105 | 179 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 1,689 | 208 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 1,989 | 186 | 5 | 4,126 |
| 1961 | | 2,199 | 177 | 6 | 3,698 |
| 1960 | | 1,211 | 254 | 5 | 4,115 |
| 1959 | | 1,045 | 273 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 989 | 282 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 1,137 | 253 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 700 | 329 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 744 | 315 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 770 | 304 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 884 | 281 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 917 | 263 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 919 | 254 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 879 | 257 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 1,001 | 235 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 1,080 | 226 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 1,150 | 220 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 1,090 | 214 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 1,015 | 197 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 1,212 | 178 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 1,353 | 171 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 1,390 | 168 | 5 | 3,636 |
| 1941 | | 1,173 | 174 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 1,161 | 172 | 8 | 2,694 |
| 1939 | | 1,005 | 186 | 5 | 3,560 |
| 1938 | | 1,116 | 181 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 1,093 | 181 | 7 | 2,946 |
| 1936 | | 1,075 | 177 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 1,048 | 178 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 1,069 | 174 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 1,050 | 173 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 1,103 | 174 | 6 | 3,423 |
| 1931 | | 1,125 | 165 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 1,160 | 172 | 5 | 4,078 |
| 1929 | | 1,192 | 171 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 1,189 | 175 | 8 | 3,114 |
| 1927 | | 1,167 | 179 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 1,217 | 174 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 1,193 | 185 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 1,302 | 175 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 1,304 | 173 | 5 | 4,329 |
| 1922 | | 1,269 | 176 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 1,425 | 162 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 1,436 | 159 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 1,296 | 169 | 5 | 4,251 |
| 1918 | | 1,458 | 154 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 1,368 | 152 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 1,385 | 144 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 1,402 | 137 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 989 | 148 | 7 | 2,688 |
| 1913 | | 805 | 149 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 785 | 139 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 550 | 146 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 553 | 146 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 443 | 157 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 449 | 150 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 437 | 151 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 409 | 144 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 407 | 146 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 429 | 136 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 389 | 141 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 452 | 126 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 406 | 125 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 455 | 135 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 393 | 124 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 441 | 122 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 456 | 112 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 437 | 110 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 484 | 105 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 473 | 103 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 483 | 99 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 476 | 100 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 402 | 100 | 5 | 995 |
| 1890 | | 455 | 94 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 491 | 84 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 458 | 89 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 398 | 84 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 370 | 92 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 399 | 78 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 380 | 78 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 321 | 86 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 304 | 85 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 316 | 73 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 306 | 75 | < 5 | -- |