Karolyn Name Popularity

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How popular is Karolyn?

The rare name Karolyn was the 4,008th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Karolyn, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #571 in 1941.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1946 with 167 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Karolyn in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1914.

Approximately during the years 1922-1926, 1929-1941, 1954-1957, and 1958-1961, the name Karolyn took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1967, 1969-1973, 1976-1980, and 2007-2011.

Where is the name Karolyn popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

Karolyn's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Karolyn has risen.

The name Karolyn is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Karolyn (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		36	4,008
2017		27	4,983
2016		24	5,517
2015		20	6,330
2014		30	4,705
2013		32	4,477
2012		25	5,465
2011		19	6,710
2010		26	5,322
2009		29	5,006
2008		28	5,208
2007		44	3,680
2006		38	3,958
2005		44	3,436
2004		40	3,663
2003		31	4,259
2002		32	4,031
2001		42	3,276
2000		32	3,933
1999		37	3,400
1998		32	3,684
1997		52	2,493
1996		37	3,183
1995		50	2,534
1994		49	2,561
1993		48	2,584
1992		63	2,140
1991		44	2,714
1990		56	2,271
1989		54	2,230
1988		45	2,425
1987		53	2,079
1986		39	2,539
1985		48	2,193
1984		40	2,402
1983		43	2,253
1982		53	1,974
1981		55	1,944
1980		39	2,460
1979		54	1,931
1978		56	1,809
1977		78	1,435
1976		70	1,486
1975		61	1,614
1974		63	1,541
1973		54	1,674
1972		63	1,507
1971		71	1,457
1970		81	1,318
1969		84	1,221
1968		72	1,305
1967		72	1,272
1966		89	1,125
1965		109	996
1964		92	1,150
1963		77	1,256
1962		106	1,052
1961		98	1,113
1960		70	1,318
1959		65	1,331
1958		74	1,237
1957		90	1,101
1956		64	1,303
1955		60	1,304
1954		73	1,171
1953		79	1,087
1952		97	949
1951		97	941
1950		92	931
1949		114	821
1948		122	777
1947		148	692
1946		167	614
1945		132	635
1944		133	637
1943		154	610
1942		129	660
1941		149	571
1940		107	671
1939		104	667
1938		79	798
1937		65	858
1936		42	1,093
1935		41	1,091
1934		45	1,040
1933		32	1,277
1932		25	1,545
1931		21	1,713
1930		17	2,067
1929		8	3,541
1928		13	2,558
1927		12	2,783
1926		18	2,120
1925		11	3,038
1924		14	2,599
1923		13	2,660
1922		7	4,231
1921		6	4,775
1920		9	3,468
1919		6	4,522
1918		13	2,594
1917		5	4,944
1916		6	4,148
1915		6	4,015
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1912		6	2,800
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.