Given name
Carolee
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
Carolee is a variant of Carol. In English use, Carol carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carolee is a variant of Carol. In English use, Carol carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carolee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,458
- 0 boys · 4,458 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 266 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 266 in 1943. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,553 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carolee’s family of names
Carolee has a related form in Carol.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Carolee
- Carolee SchneemannAmerican visual experimental artist (1939–2019)
- Carolee CarmelloAmerican actress and singerborn 1962
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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