Carolina
#405 for girls in 2025, 769 births · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #9,015
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2004 · 1,270 births
- Debut · girls
- 13 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 47,971since 1880
Carolina over time
Rank among girls' names. Carolina has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #405 | 769 | — | |
| 2024 | #429 | 718 | — | |
| 2023 | #420 | 730 | — | |
| 2022 | #477 | 664 | — | |
| 2021 | #511 | 609 | — | |
| 2020 | #450 | 684 | — | |
| 2019 | #414 | 756 | — | |
| 2018 | #420 | 740 | — | |
| 2017 | #439 | 722 | — | |
| 2016 | #421 | 775 | — | |
| 2015 | #432 | 732 | — | |
| 2014 | #407 | 788 | — | |
| 2013 | #428 | 712 | — | |
| 2012 | #432 | 723 | — | |
| 2011 | #430 | 729 | — | |
| 2010 | #389 | 822 | — | |
| 2009 | #387 | 828 | — | |
| 2008 | #357 | 925 | — | |
| 2007 | #329 | 1,020 | — | |
| 2006 | #280 | 1,196 | — | |
| 2005 | #291 | 1,133 | — | |
| 2004 | #254 | 1,270 | — | |
| 2003 | #262 | 1,216 | — | |
| 2002 | #289 | 1,074 | — | |
| 2001 | #265 | 1,207 | — | |
| 2000 | #267 | 1,204 | — | |
| 1999 | #298 | 1,036 | — | |
| 1998 | #299 | 1,011 | — | |
| 1997 | #272 | 1,073 | — | |
| 1996 | #275 | 1,054 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #279 | 989 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #268 | 1,049 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #292 | 949 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #304 | 917 | — | |
| 1991 | #314 | 860 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #302 | 910 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #320 | 794 | #3,446 | 16 |
| 1988 | #434 | 524 | — | |
| 1987 | #458 | 481 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #461 | 466 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #504 | 404 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #515 | 377 | — | |
| 1983 | #473 | 422 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #507 | 398 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #484 | 435 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #467 | 455 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #463 | 436 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #486 | 399 | — | |
| 1977 | #624 | 269 | — | |
| 1976 | #627 | 248 | — | |
| 1975 | #633 | 247 | — | |
| 1974 | #722 | 199 | — | |
| 1973 | #655 | 227 | — | |
| 1972 | #812 | 166 | — | |
| 1971 | #769 | 189 | — | |
| 1970 | #718 | 213 | — | |
| 1969 | #774 | 173 | — | |
| 1968 | #716 | 185 | — | |
| 1967 | #779 | 161 | — | |
| 1966 | #705 | 193 | — | |
| 1965 | #704 | 194 | — | |
| 1964 | #677 | 227 | — | |
| 1963 | #787 | 173 | — | |
| 1962 | #794 | 172 | — | |
| 1961 | #815 | 166 | — | |
| 1960 | #865 | 143 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,059 | 101 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,012 | 105 | — | |
| 1957 | #903 | 127 | — | |
| 1956 | #977 | 107 | — | |
| 1955 | #984 | 103 | — | |
| 1954 | #921 | 109 | — | |
| 1953 | #826 | 126 | — | |
| 1952 | #887 | 108 | — | |
| 1951 | #840 | 113 | — | |
| 1950 | #869 | 104 | — | |
| 1949 | #813 | 115 | — | |
| 1948 | #810 | 114 | — | |
| 1947 | #759 | 128 | — | |
| 1946 | #748 | 119 | — | |
| 1945 | #697 | 114 | — | |
| 1944 | #663 | 124 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #662 | 131 | — | |
| 1942 | #853 | 81 | — | |
| 1941 | #707 | 98 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #802 | 78 | — | |
| 1939 | #698 | 95 | — | |
| 1938 | #682 | 101 | — | |
| 1937 | #657 | 107 | — | |
| 1936 | #686 | 94 | — | |
| 1935 | #675 | 97 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #656 | 104 | — | |
| 1933 | #597 | 117 | — | |
| 1932 | #633 | 112 | — | |
| 1931 | #631 | 110 | — | |
| 1930 | #600 | 132 | — | |
| 1929 | #551 | 153 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #587 | 145 | — | |
| 1927 | #643 | 125 | — | |
| 1926 | #660 | 120 | — | |
| 1925 | #602 | 145 | — | |
| 1924 | #626 | 144 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #654 | 128 | — | |
| 1922 | #671 | 118 | — | |
| 1921 | #629 | 137 | — | |
| 1920 | #622 | 132 | — | |
| 1919 | #666 | 109 | — | |
| 1918 | #725 | 98 | — | |
| 1917 | #677 | 102 | — | |
| 1916 | #641 | 111 | — | |
| 1915 | #662 | 100 | — | |
| 1914 | #661 | 77 | — | |
| 1913 | #678 | 58 | — | |
| 1912 | #620 | 63 | — | |
| 1911 | #573 | 56 | — | |
| 1910 | #644 | 43 | — | |
| 1909 | #624 | 39 | — | |
| 1908 | #557 | 45 | — | |
| 1907 | #649 | 33 | — | |
| 1906 | #515 | 44 | — | |
| 1905 | #642 | 30 | — | |
| 1904 | #493 | 44 | — | |
| 1903 | #574 | 32 | — | |
| 1902 | #591 | 31 | — | |
| 1901 | #499 | 37 | — | |
| 1900 | #531 | 40 | — | |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 | — | |
| 1898 | #666 | 24 | — | |
| 1897 | #761 | 17 | — | |
| 1896 | #576 | 28 | — | |
| 1895 | #493 | 35 | — | |
| 1894 | #487 | 34 | — | |
| 1893 | #571 | 24 | — | |
| 1892 | #510 | 28 | — | |
| 1891 | #572 | 21 | — | |
| 1890 | #548 | 23 | — | |
| 1889 | #475 | 27 | — | |
| 1888 | #512 | 24 | — | |
| 1887 | #512 | 19 | — | |
| 1886 | #432 | 25 | — | |
| 1885 | #500 | 18 | — | |
| 1884 | #583 | 13 | — | |
| 1883 | #423 | 20 | — | |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #466 | 13 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Carolina was already there! It came in at #466, and was given to 13 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 14 girls a year got the name.
Where Carolina is popular in 1935
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arizona#195 · 1 in 777
- New Mexico#200 · 1 in 858
- Texas#230 · 1 in 1,135
- California#457 · 1 in 4,988
Best ever in a state: #49 in New Mexico, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #195 | 5 | 1 in 777 |
| New Mexico | #200 | 6 | 1 in 858 |
| Texas | #230 | 50 | 1 in 1,135 |
| California | #457 | 7 | 1 in 4,988 |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Carolina
- 24 spots since 2024 (#429 → #405)
- 45 spots since 2020 (#450 → #405)
- 27 spots since 2015 (#432 → #405)
- Biggest jump: 304 spots in 1900 (#835 → #531)
- Biggest drop: 185 spots in 1897 (#576 → #761)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2004 at #254 (1,270 births)
- Births halved by 2021, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1880–1957
- Highest: 1 in 1,446 girls born in 2004 were named Carolina (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,090 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 23.1% of all girls named Carolina (11,073) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 179 | #423 (1883) | #504 |
| 1890s | 249 | #487 (1894) | #602 |
| 1900s | 375 | #493 (1904) | #568 |
| 1910s | 817 | #573 (1911) | #655 |
| 1920s | 1,347 | #551 (1929) | #625 |
| 1930s | 1,069 | #597 (1933) | #652 |
| 1940s | 1,102 | #662 (1943) | #751 |
| 1950s | 1,103 | #826 (1953) | #928 |
| 1960s | 1,787 | #677 (1964) | #762 |
| 1970s | 2,593 | #463 (1979) | #651 |
| 1980s | 4,756 | #320 (1989) | #462 |
| 1990s | 9,848 | #268 (1994) | #290 |
| 2000s | 11,073 | #254 (2004) | #298 |
| 2010s | 7,499 | #389 (2010) | #421 |
| 2020s | 4,174 | #405 (2025) | #449 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Carolina in 1935
Top girls' names in 1935
Top boys' names in 1935
More about 1935
girls
1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 10,810 of them was named Carolina, which outranked 86.2% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #672Darla98
- #672Francisca98
- #672Maryanne98
- #675Carolina97
- #675Garnet97
- #675Marianna97
- #675Vida97
- #679Alvina96
- #679Aurelia96
- #679Erna96
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
- ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
- ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
- ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
- ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 173,559 of them was named Carolina, which outranked 21.6% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,951Yancey7
- #2,951York7
- #2,951Zed7
- #3,252Carolina6
- #3,252Abdon6
- #3,252Adams6
- #3,252Agustine6
- #3,645Abb5
- #3,645Abundio5
- #3,645Acencion5
Tied with 392 names at #3,252; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.