Is Carolin a boy or girl name?

Carolin is a girl’s name. Of the 1,255 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Carolin

Recorded 1912–2019 · United States

Carolin was most popular in 1942, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,253 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,255 people named Carolin.

Carolin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carolin’s peak in 1942. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carolin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carolin is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,255 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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