Carolee Girl
How popular is Carolee?
Peaked in 1943
No babies were recorded with the name Carolee in 2025. It was most used in 1943, when 266 girls got the name.
2,853living people named Carolee (est.)
70median age of people named Carolee
4,458babies named Carolee since 1880
Carolee popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1943 (266 girls) |
| Highest rank | #454 in 1943 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Carolee counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Carly family of names ranked #295 for girls in 2025 (#272 the year before), with 1,113 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Carly | 248 | 22% |
| Karlee | 103 | 9% |
| Karlie | 85 | 8% |
| Carlee | 101 | 9% |
| Carlie | 65 | 6% |
| Karleigh | 45 | 4% |
| Carleigh | 67 | 6% |
| Carley | 63 | 6% |
| Karely | 74 | 7% |
| Karley | 46 | 4% |
| Karly | 66 | 6% |
| Karli | 64 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Carolee by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 29 | #2,518 |
| 1920s | 162 | #1,281 |
| 1930s | 936 | #550 |
| 1940s | 1,338 | #454 |
| 1950s | 652 | #1,097 |
| 1960s | 532 | #1,279 |
| 1970s | 578 | #1,074 |
| 1980s | 134 | #3,134 |
| 1990s | 59 | #7,598 |
| 2000s | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2010s | 20 | #12,871 |
| 2020s | 5 | #15,246 |
Questions
- Is Carolee a boy or girl name?
- Carolee is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Carolee were girls.
- How popular is the name Carolee?
- No babies were recorded with the name Carolee in 2025. It was most used in 1943, when 266 girls got the name.
- When was Carolee most popular?
- Carolee peaked in 1943, when 266 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #454 in 1943.
- How many people are named Carolee?
- 4,458 babies have been named Carolee in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,853 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 70.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.