First Name KAROLYN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • KAROLYN is ranked as the 2316th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 8,302.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.6 people named KAROLYN 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 KAROLYN is 4,882.
  • The SSA data also shows that KAROLYN is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names KAROLYN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 8,302 +/-3.9%
  • National Rank 2,316
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,882
  • National Rank 3,212
  • Percentile Rank 96.53%
  • Proportion/100k 1.53

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KAROLYN is 81.0% White, 3.9% Hispanic origin, 11.5% Black, 1.4% 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 KAROLYN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name KAROLYN is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name KAROLYN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.0% 63.9% 17.1%
Hispanic origin 3.9% 16.3% -12.4%
Black 11.5% 12.3% -0.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.4% 4.9% -3.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named KAROLYN is California where 1,006 people have this name.
  • Iowa is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named KAROLYN, as 6.81 in every 100,000 Iowans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Iowa 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 7 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Vermont (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names KAROLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 389 3.02 96.2% Indiana 203 3.08 94.2% Iowa 212 6.81 95.6% Kansas 190 6.54 92.2% Michigan 388 3.92 97.9% Minnesota 220 4.03 96.2% Missouri 53 1.78 87.0% Nebraska 99 5.24 88.4% North Dakota 8 1.09 29.7% Ohio 379 3.27 96.1% South Dakota 18 2.07 60.2% Wisconsin 241 4.18 96.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name KAROLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 389 3.02 96.2%
Indiana 203 3.08 94.2%
Iowa 212 6.81 95.6%
Kansas 190 6.54 92.2%
Michigan 388 3.92 97.9%
Minnesota 220 4.03 96.2%
Missouri 53 1.78 87.0%
Nebraska 99 5.24 88.4%
North Dakota 8 1.09 29.7%
Ohio 379 3.27 96.1%
South Dakota 18 2.07 60.2%
Wisconsin 241 4.18 96.2%
West State Statistics First-Names KAROLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 237 3.52 93.2% California 1,006 2.59 97.9% Colorado 250 4.67 94.0% Hawaii 48 3.39 86.4% Idaho 86 5.25 86.7% Montana 63 6.13 82.5% Nevada 55 1.94 84.1% New Mexico 79 3.78 84.7% Oregon 146 3.68 91.5% Utah 133 4.5 89.8% Washington 348 4.92 96.8% Wyoming 28 4.79 70.3%

West States
State stats for the first name KAROLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 237 3.52 93.2%
California 1,006 2.59 97.9%
Colorado 250 4.67 94.0%
Hawaii 48 3.39 86.4%
Idaho 86 5.25 86.7%
Montana 63 6.13 82.5%
Nevada 55 1.94 84.1%
New Mexico 79 3.78 84.7%
Oregon 146 3.68 91.5%
Utah 133 4.5 89.8%
Washington 348 4.92 96.8%
Wyoming 28 4.79 70.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names KAROLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 87.3% Maine 10 0.77 26.7% Massachusetts 207 3.07 93.1% New Hampshire 9 0.7 27.6% New Jersey 94 1.05 88.8% New York 379 1.92 96.9% Pennsylvania 207 1.62 94.8% Rhode Island 27 2.59 76.6% Vermont 4 0.63 27.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name KAROLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 87.3%
Maine 10 0.77 26.7%
Massachusetts 207 3.07 93.1%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 27.6%
New Jersey 94 1.05 88.8%
New York 379 1.92 96.9%
Pennsylvania 207 1.62 94.8%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 76.6%
Vermont 4 0.63 27.3%
South State Statistics First-Names KAROLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 40 0.83 85.7% Arkansas 51 1.73 86.0% Delaware 14 1.52 81.2% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 68.5% Florida 391 1.97 97.5% Georgia 114 1.13 92.9% Kentucky 65 1.47 87.8% Louisiana 67 1.44 88.2% Maryland 74 1.24 91.3% Mississippi 53 1.78 87.0% North Carolina 124 1.25 95.0% Oklahoma 93 2.39 89.2% South Carolina 43 0.89 85.7% Tennessee 134 2.05 93.6% Texas 584 2.17 97.6% Virginia 79 0.94 90.2% West Virginia 27 1.47 72.2%

South States
State stats for the first name KAROLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 40 0.83 85.7%
Arkansas 51 1.73 86.0%
Delaware 14 1.52 81.2%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 68.5%
Florida 391 1.97 97.5%
Georgia 114 1.13 92.9%
Kentucky 65 1.47 87.8%
Louisiana 67 1.44 88.2%
Maryland 74 1.24 91.3%
Mississippi 53 1.78 87.0%
North Carolina 124 1.25 95.0%
Oklahoma 93 2.39 89.2%
South Carolina 43 0.89 85.7%
Tennessee 134 2.05 93.6%
Texas 584 2.17 97.6%
Virginia 79 0.94 90.2%
West Virginia 27 1.47 72.2%
 

Full Names with KAROLYN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have KAROLYN 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 KAROLYN.

The most popular full name is KAROLYN Smith. 1.01% of all the people named KAROLYN have this family name.

There are 1398 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name KAROLYN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 KAROLYN Smith 1.01%
2 KAROLYN Johnson 0.78%
3 KAROLYN Nelson 0.67%
4 KAROLYN Anderson 0.50%
5 KAROLYN Thompson 0.50%
6 KAROLYN Taylor 0.45%
7 KAROLYN Davis 0.39%
8 KAROLYN Jones 0.39%
9 KAROLYN Miller 0.39%
10 KAROLYN Allen 0.34%
11 KAROLYN Brown 0.34%
12 KAROLYN Butler 0.34%
13 KAROLYN Walker 0.34%
14 KAROLYN Bell 0.28%
15 KAROLYN Fox 0.28%
16 KAROLYN Jackson 0.28%
17 KAROLYN Carroll 0.22%
18 KAROLYN Coleman 0.22%
19 KAROLYN Cooper 0.22%
20 KAROLYN Edwards 0.22%

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