CAROLYN is ranked as the 56th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 886,985.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 278.18 people named CAROLYN for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named CAROLYN is 434,171.
The SSA data also shows that CAROLYN is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
CAROLYN is
78.8% White,
3.1% Hispanic origin,
14.7% Black,
1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name CAROLYN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name CAROLYN is included in the following name categories:
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
English feminine given name
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CAROLYN
The state with the most people named
CAROLYN is
Texas where
64,046 people have this name.
Arkansas is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named CAROLYN, as
637.53 in every 100,000
Arkansans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Tennessee.
Arkansas is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Maine
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name CAROLYN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
41,032
318.56
99.9%
Indiana
31,607
479.12
99.9%
Iowa
6,173
198.67
99.5%
Kansas
12,862
442.91
99.8%
Michigan
20,486
206.72
99.9%
Minnesota
8,156
149.45
99.6%
Missouri
18,461
616.57
99.9%
Nebraska
6,353
337.67
99.5%
North Dakota
1,544
208.79
98.1%
Ohio
47,717
411.56
99.9%
South Dakota
2,299
269.48
98.6%
Wisconsin
8,202
142.46
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name CAROLYN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
2,389
324.29
99.0%
Arizona
20,348
302.28
99.8%
California
60,694
156.42
99.9%
Colorado
17,700
330.48
99.8%
Hawaii
2,420
170.49
99.6%
Idaho
5,036
308.12
99.5%
Montana
2,447
239.11
98.8%
Nevada
7,594
267.47
99.7%
New Mexico
6,304
302.26
99.6%
Oregon
13,955
351.49
99.8%
Utah
9,921
337.13
99.7%
Washington
13,378
189.45
99.8%
Wyoming
1,660
284.15
98.7%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name CAROLYN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
5,880
163.49
99.5%
Maine
1,844
138.62
98.0%
Massachusetts
10,582
156.88
99.6%
New Hampshire
1,869
140.84
98.2%
New Jersey
16,481
184.39
99.8%
New York
31,110
157.55
99.9%
Pennsylvania
36,280
283.72
99.9%
Rhode Island
1,677
158.94
98.7%
Vermont
1,494
238.36
99.0%
South States
State stats for the first name CAROLYN
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CAROLYN as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named CAROLYN.
The most popular full name is CAROLYN Smith.
1.07% of all the people named CAROLYN
have this family name.
There are 47750 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CAROLYN