Carolynne
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KA-ro-lin
- Origin
- Germanic
Carolynne is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Carolynne mean?
Germanic: spelling of Carolyne, itself a spelling of Carolyn, a variant of Caroline
“free man”
A spelling of Carolyn, a variant of Caroline, the feminine of Charles.
Meaning borrowed from Carolyne.
Is Carolynne a girl's or a boy's name?
Carolynne is a girls' name.
How popular is Carolynne in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1942, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1925.
Half of all the girls named Carolynne in the US since 1880 were born between 1945 and 1980, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carolynne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3,941 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1967 | 14 | #3,483 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 18 | #2,937 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1961 | 13 | #3,607 |
| 1960 | 20 | #2,728 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,201 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 13 | #3,224 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,888 |
| 1953 | 12 | #3,268 |
| 1952 | 25 | #2,022 |
| 1951 | 19 | #2,313 |
| 1950 | 22 | #2,052 |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,735 |
| 1948 | 20 | #2,187 |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,821 |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,722 |
| 1945 | 23 | #1,742 |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,966 |
| 1943 | 34 | #1,422 |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,349 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,610 |
| 1940 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,731 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,752 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,317 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,688 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1934 | 15 | #2,086 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,224 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
Nicknames for Carolynne
Names like Carolynne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Catherine, Bernadette, Charlene, Charlotte, Christine, Corinne, Katherine, Jacqueline, Elaine, Claudia, Alice, Linda
Names related to Carolynne
Caroline, Carolina, Carolyn, Carolynn, Coralynn, Coralyn, Caraline, Carlynn
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Myles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Carolynne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carolynne, updated 20 October 2026.