Over the past 110 years, 114 boys and 549 465 girls have been named Carolyn. The name Carolyn ranks 5557th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Carolyn in 1939. The peak of popularity of the name Carolyn came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.