Carolyne

girls:

3.6k births since 1882

#2886 (50th percentile)

overall:

3.6k births since 1882

#4577 (41st percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Carolyne is the #4,577 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 3,572 recorded births since 1882. This represents the 40.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 40.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #2,886 (49.5% percentile) for all time with 3,572 births since 1882.

Carolyne first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1882 (first recorded for girls in 1882). Birth data for Carolyne is available in 123 out of the 142 years between 1882 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Carolyne reached its peak popularity in 1942, achieving the 16.5% percentile (ranked #519) with 78 births per million. The name was most common in 1942, with 78 births per million (ranked 16.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Carolyne ranks #939 for girls (0.8% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 9.6% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Carolyne".

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Key Statistics

Total Births
3,572
Peak Births
108
Peak Year
1942
First Recorded
1882
Peak Percentile
16.5%
Current Percentile
0.8%
Peak Rank
#519
Current Rank
#939
Female statistics

How to Pronounce Carolyne

Our model has identified 9 different pronunciations for the name Carolyne. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 30.0% confident that Carolyne is pronounced as KEH-ruh-lihn, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEH-ruh-lain, at 16.7% confidence, with 3 syllables.

KEH-ruh-lain (3 syllables)
Verified
16.7% confidence
K EH1 R AH0 L AY0 N
KA-ruh-LAIN (3 syllables)
13.3% confidence
K AE1 R AH0 L AY1 N
KA-ruh-lain (3 syllables)
11.7% confidence
K AE1 R AH0 L AY0 N
KEH-ruh-LAIN (3 syllables)
5.0% confidence
K EH1 R AH0 L AY1 N
KAH-ruh-LEEN (3 syllables)
3.3% confidence
K AA1 R AH0 L IY1 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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The raw pronunciations shown (like K EH1 R AH0 L IH0 N) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

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