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Carolene

Recorded 1917–1976 · United States

Carolene was most popular in 1938, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,365 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 739 people named Carolene.

Most popular in1938
Rank that year#2,365
Births that year31
Total since 1880739
Given to100% girls

Carolene over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Carolene’s peak in 1938. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carolene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carolene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 739 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org