Carolyn Kilpatrick
There are approximately 15 people named Carolyn Kilpatrick living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 22,850,289 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Carolyn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kilpatrick. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
15
1 in 22,850,289
Named Carolyn
311K
Alive today
Named Kilpatrick
16K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 311K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 66
Estimated bearers: 16K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,565
Per 100K: 4.78
Top ancestry: White (80.3%)
First name trend
Carolyn: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Carolyn. The peak year was 1947 with 20,787 births. The average person named Carolyn today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Kilpatrick surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kilpatrick, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 80.3%.
- White80.3%
- Black or African American14.0%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Carolyn has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0907% of the US population, based on 311,029 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Kilpatrick appears at a rate of 4.78 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0048%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 15 people with the full name Carolyn Kilpatrick. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Carolyn
FAQ
Carolyn Kilpatrick: questions and answers
How many people are named Carolyn Kilpatrick?
We estimate approximately 15 people in the United States share the full name Carolyn Kilpatrick. That works out to about 1 in 22,850,289 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0907%) with the surname frequency (4.78 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Carolyn Kilpatrick?
We classify Carolyn Kilpatrick as "Very Rare". About 1 in 22,850,289 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Carolyn a male or female name?
Carolyn is predominantly female. Out of 558,213 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Carolyn profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.