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Is Carolyn a Male or Female Name?

Carolyn is a female name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Carolyn globally is 0.1% males and 99.9% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Germany with 0.9% and the country with the highest female ratio is Australia with 100.0%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Carolyn in percentages: Globally: 0.1% males, 99.9% females, United States: 0.1% males, 99.9% females, United Kingdom: 0.2% males, 99.8% females, Canada: 0.1% males, 99.9% females, Australia: 0.0% males, 100.0% females, Philippines: 0.4% males, 99.6% females, New Zealand: 0.0% males, 100.0% females, South Africa: 0.3% males, 99.7% females, France: 0.7% males, 99.3% females, Malaysia: 0.6% males, 99.4% females, Germany: 0.9% males, 99.1% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Carolyn are 65+ years old, making up 70.8% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 18-24.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Carolyn in each age group: 18-24: 1.5%, 25-34: 2.5%, 35-44: 2.8%, 45-54: 4.6%, 55-64: 17.7%, 65+: 70.8%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Carolyn is United States with 0.0992% of the population. Following is New Zealand and Australia.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Carolyn measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Carolyn year over year: 1956: 0.0384‰, 1957: 0.0426‰, 1958: 0.0346‰, 1959: 0.0329‰, 1960: 0.025‰, 1961: 0.0286‰, 1962: 0.0281‰, 1963: 0.0211‰, 1964: 0.0199‰, 1965: 0.0154‰, 1966: 0.0121‰, 1967: 0.0128‰, 1968: 0.0116‰, 1969: 0.0103‰, 1970: 0.0068‰, 1971: 0.0068‰, 1972: 0.0056‰, 1973: 0.0048‰, 1974: 0.0046‰, 1975: 0.0041‰, 1976: 0.0029‰, 1977: 0.0034‰, 1978: 0.0039‰, 1979: 0.0037‰, 1980: 0.0028‰, 1981: 0.0032‰, 1982: 0.0026‰, 1983: 0.0033‰, 1984: 0.0033‰, 1985: 0.0022‰, 1986: 0.0027‰, 1987: 0.0026‰, 1988: 0.0024‰, 1989: 0.0028‰, 1990: 0.0023‰, 1991: 0.0023‰, 1992: 0.0029‰, 1993: 0.0022‰, 1994: 0.0023‰, 1995: 0.0024‰, 1996: 0.0035‰, 1997: 0.0024‰, 1998: 0.0016‰, 1999: 0.003‰, 2000: 0.0011‰, 2001: 0.0061‰

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