Caroline Link
There are approximately 13 people named Caroline Link living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Caroline with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Link. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
13
1 in 26,365,718
Named Caroline
187K
Alive today
Named Link
24K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 187K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2000
Average age: 31
Top Census group: White (81.2%)
Estimated bearers: 24K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,676
Per 100K: 7.03
Top ancestry: White (88.5%)
First name trend
Caroline: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Caroline. The peak year was 2000 with 5,029 births. The average person named Caroline today is 31 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Caroline
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Caroline, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Caroline described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Caroline at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.2% · 161,565
- Hispanic or Latino7.5% · 14,992
- Black or African American4.0% · 7,900
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.9% · 7,862
- Two or more races2.9% · 5,726
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 994
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Link surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Link, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 88.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Link described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Link at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White88.5% · 18,602
- Black or African American4.4% · 926
- Two or more races3.2% · 677
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 569
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 161
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 75
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Caroline has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0546% of the US population, based on 187,040 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Caroline right now.
The surname Link appears at a rate of 7.03 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0070%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 13 people with the full name Caroline Link. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Caroline
FAQ
Caroline Link: questions and answers
How many people are named Caroline Link?
We estimate approximately 13 people in the United States share the full name Caroline Link. That works out to about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0546%) with the surname frequency (7.03 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Caroline Link?
We classify Caroline Link as "Very Rare". About 1 in 26,365,718 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Caroline a male or female name?
Caroline is predominantly female. Out of 248,055 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Caroline 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Caroline Link?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.