Caroline Overview
Free woman, strong
Girl
French, German
Derived from the French name “Caroline,” a feminine form of “Carolus.”
Christianity
/ˈkɛrəlaɪn/
Caroline is a widely recognized name, particularly popular in Europe and North America. In 2023, Caroline was among the top 100 names for girls in the USA.
3 syllables
8 letters
5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)
Classic, Popular, Vintage, Cute
Graceful, intelligent, strong, compassionate
Caroline is associated with several saints, including Saint Caroline of Ansbach, and has historical significance in royal families.
July 17th (St. Caroline)
Caroline Variations in Different Cultures
Carolyn, Carolina, Carol, Karoline, Karolina
Caro, Carrie, Carol, Carly, Cara
Lina, Cally, Caddie, Linnie, Cali
What Is the Meaning of Caroline?
Caroline means “free woman” and “strong.” These attributes highlight independence and resilience, capturing a sense of empowerment and confidence.
What Is the Origin of The Name Caroline?
Caroline has its origins in French and German languages. The name derives from the Old German name Karl, meaning “free man,” and was later adapted into French as Caroline.
Caroline Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Caroline
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 83 (-6 from 2022) | 2859 (-167 from 2022) | 0.16345 |
2022 | 77 (+3 from 2021) | 3026 (-175 from 2021) | 0.16876 |
2021 | 80 (-9 from 2020) | 3201 (-160 from 2020) | 0.17867 |
2020 | 71 (-10 from 2019) | 3361 (-555 from 2019) | 0.19014 |
2019 | 61 (-5 from 2018) | 3916 (-251 from 2018) | 0.21342 |
2018 | 56 (-1 from 2017) | 4167 (-125 from 2017) | 0.22407 |
2017 | 55 (+1 from 2016) | 4292 (-145 from 2016) | 0.22719 |
2016 | 56 (+6 from 2015) | 4437 (+104 from 2015) | 0.22920 |
2015 | 62 (-3 from 2014) | 4333 (-13 from 2014) | 0.22211 |
2014 | 59 (+4 from 2013) | 4346 (+363 from 2013) | 0.22215 |
2013 | 63 (+17 from 2012) | 3983 (+563 from 2012) | 0.20662 |
2012 | 80 (+7 from 2011) | 3420 (+51 from 2011) | 0.17634 |
2011 | 87 (+1 from 2010) | 3369 (+9 from 2010) | 0.17387 |
2010 | 88 (-1 from 2009) | 3360 (-264 from 2009) | 0.17137 |
2009 | 87 (+7 from 2008) | 3624 (+81 from 2008) | 0.17896 |
2008 | 94 (+5 from 2007) | 3543 (+135 from 2007) | 0.17010 |
2007 | 99 (-10 from 2006) | 3408 (-382 from 2006) | 0.16102 |
2006 | 89 (-6 from 2005) | 3790 (-183 from 2005) | 0.18129 |
2005 | 83 (-9 from 2004) | 3973 (-405 from 2004) | 0.19576 |
2004 | 74 (-6 from 2003) | 4378 (-207 from 2003) | 0.21697 |
2003 | 68 (-1 from 2002) | 4585 (-72 from 2002) | 0.22851 |
2002 | 67 (-5 from 2001) | 4657 (-207 from 2001) | 0.23580 |
2001 | 62 (+3 from 2000) | 4864 (-158 from 2000) | 0.24554 |
2000 | 65 (+6 from 1999) | 5022 (+548 from 1999) | 0.25164 |
1999 | 71 (+4 from 1998) | 4474 (+198 from 1998) | 0.22981 |
1998 | 75 No change from 1997 | 4276 (-163 from 1997) | 0.22058 |
1997 | 75 (+3 from 1996) | 4439 (-27 from 1996) | 0.23250 |
1996 | 78 (+14 from 1995) | 4466 (+666 from 1995) | 0.23294 |
1995 | 92 (+2 from 1994) | 3800 (+349 from 1994) | 0.19776 |
1994 | 94 (+11 from 1993) | 3451 (+368 from 1993) | 0.17703 |
1993 | 105 No change from 1992 | 3083 (-93 from 1992) | 0.15638 |
1992 | 105 (+11 from 1991) | 3176 (+333 from 1991) | 0.15843 |
1991 | 116 No change from 1990 | 2843 (+24 from 1990) | 0.13981 |
1990 | 116 (-3 from 1989) | 2819 (+158 from 1989) | 0.13722 |
1989 | 113 (+9 from 1988) | 2661 (+335 from 1988) | 0.13357 |
1988 | 122 (+13 from 1987) | 2326 (+280 from 1987) | 0.12095 |
1987 | 135 (+22 from 1986) | 2046 (+243 from 1986) | 0.10917 |
1986 | 157 (+7 from 1985) | 1803 (+52 from 1985) | 0.09770 |
1985 | 164 (+3 from 1984) | 1751 (+119 from 1984) | 0.09484 |
1984 | 167 (+16 from 1983) | 1632 (+149 from 1983) | 0.09050 |
1983 | 183 (-5 from 1982) | 1483 (-54 from 1982) | 0.08286 |
1982 | 178 (+15 from 1981) | 1537 (+147 from 1981) | 0.08472 |
1981 | 193 (+7 from 1980) | 1390 (+77 from 1980) | 0.07772 |
1980 | 200 (-2 from 1979) | 1313 (-40 from 1979) | 0.07374 |
1979 | 198 (+2 from 1978) | 1353 (+45 from 1978) | 0.07851 |
1978 | 200 (+10 from 1977) | 1308 (+103 from 1977) | 0.07957 |
1977 | 210 (-13 from 1976) | 1205 (-19 from 1976) | 0.07325 |
1976 | 197 (+1 from 1975) | 1224 (-7 from 1975) | 0.07787 |
1975 | 198 (+14 from 1974) | 1231 (+34 from 1974) | 0.07887 |
1974 | 212 (+17 from 1973) | 1197 (+85 from 1973) | 0.07642 |
1973 | 229 (+22 from 1972) | 1112 (+41 from 1972) | 0.07155 |
1972 | 251 (-11 from 1971) | 1071 (-144 from 1971) | 0.06642 |
1971 | 240 (-11 from 1970) | 1215 (-156 from 1970) | 0.06933 |
1970 | 229 (-5 from 1969) | 1371 (+19 from 1969) | 0.07484 |
1969 | 224 (-9 from 1968) | 1352 (-60 from 1968) | 0.07670 |
1968 | 215 (-5 from 1967) | 1412 (-37 from 1967) | 0.08259 |
1967 | 210 (-8 from 1966) | 1449 (-102 from 1966) | 0.08440 |
1966 | 202 (-15 from 1965) | 1551 (-264 from 1965) | 0.08834 |
1965 | 187 (-8 from 1964) | 1815 (-291 from 1964) | 0.09932 |
1964 | 179 (+29 from 1963) | 2106 (+416 from 1963) | 0.10759 |
1963 | 208 (-22 from 1962) | 1690 (-299 from 1962) | 0.08501 |
1962 | 186 (-10 from 1961) | 1989 (-210 from 1961) | 0.09813 |
1961 | 176 (+78 from 1960) | 2199 (+990 from 1960) | 0.10587 |
1960 | 254 (+20 from 1959) | 1209 (+166 from 1959) | 0.05813 |
1959 | 274 (+8 from 1958) | 1043 (+53 from 1958) | 0.05018 |
1958 | 282 (-29 from 1957) | 990 (-147 from 1957) | 0.04792 |
1957 | 253 (+76 from 1956) | 1137 (+435 from 1956) | 0.05419 |
1956 | 329 (-14 from 1955) | 702 (-40 from 1955) | 0.03409 |
1955 | 315 (-13 from 1954) | 742 (-29 from 1954) | 0.03701 |
1954 | 302 (-22 from 1953) | 771 (-114 from 1953) | 0.03873 |
1953 | 280 (-17 from 1952) | 885 (-31 from 1952) | 0.04587 |
1952 | 263 (-9 from 1951) | 916 (-3 from 1951) | 0.04816 |
1951 | 254 (+3 from 1950) | 919 (+40 from 1950) | 0.04975 |
1950 | 257 (-22 from 1949) | 879 (-122 from 1949) | 0.04998 |
1949 | 235 (-9 from 1948) | 1001 (-79 from 1948) | 0.05702 |
1948 | 226 (-6 from 1947) | 1080 (-70 from 1947) | 0.06197 |
1947 | 220 (-6 from 1946) | 1150 (+60 from 1946) | 0.06326 |
1946 | 214 (-17 from 1945) | 1090 (+75 from 1945) | 0.06758 |
1945 | 197 (-19 from 1944) | 1015 (-197 from 1944) | 0.07540 |
1944 | 178 (-7 from 1943) | 1212 (-141 from 1943) | 0.08869 |
1943 | 171 (-4 from 1942) | 1353 (-37 from 1942) | 0.09426 |
1942 | 167 (+7 from 1941) | 1390 (+217 from 1941) | 0.09997 |
1941 | 174 (-2 from 1940) | 1173 (+12 from 1940) | 0.09414 |
1940 | 172 (+14 from 1939) | 1161 (+156 from 1939) | 0.09828 |
1939 | 186 (-4 from 1938) | 1005 (-110 from 1938) | 0.08862 |
1938 | 182 (-1 from 1937) | 1115 (+21 from 1937) | 0.09768 |
1937 | 181 (-4 from 1936) | 1094 (+19 from 1936) | 0.09929 |
1936 | 177 (+1 from 1935) | 1075 (+27 from 1935) | 0.09976 |
1935 | 178 (-4 from 1934) | 1048 (-21 from 1934) | 0.09643 |
1934 | 174 (-1 from 1933) | 1069 (+19 from 1933) | 0.09877 |
1933 | 173 (+1 from 1932) | 1050 (-53 from 1932) | 0.10038 |
1932 | 174 (-9 from 1931) | 1103 (-22 from 1931) | 0.09970 |
1931 | 165 (+7 from 1930) | 1125 (-35 from 1930) | 0.10193 |
1930 | 172 (-1 from 1929) | 1160 (-32 from 1929) | 0.09945 |
1929 | 171 (+4 from 1928) | 1192 (+3 from 1928) | 0.10298 |
1928 | 175 (+4 from 1927) | 1189 (+22 from 1927) | 0.09945 |
1927 | 179 (-5 from 1926) | 1167 (-50 from 1926) | 0.09438 |
1926 | 174 (+11 from 1925) | 1217 (+24 from 1925) | 0.09893 |
1925 | 185 (-10 from 1924) | 1193 (-109 from 1924) | 0.09445 |
1924 | 175 (-2 from 1923) | 1302 (-2 from 1923) | 0.10049 |
1923 | 173 (+3 from 1922) | 1304 (+35 from 1922) | 0.10411 |
1922 | 176 (-14 from 1921) | 1269 (-156 from 1921) | 0.10172 |
1921 | 162 (-3 from 1920) | 1425 (-11 from 1920) | 0.11135 |
1920 | 159 (+10 from 1919) | 1436 (+140 from 1919) | 0.11543 |
1919 | 169 (-15 from 1918) | 1296 (-162 from 1918) | 0.11033 |
1918 | 154 (-2 from 1917) | 1458 (+90 from 1917) | 0.12126 |
1917 | 152 (-8 from 1916) | 1368 (-17 from 1916) | 0.12174 |
1916 | 144 (-7 from 1915) | 1385 (-17 from 1915) | 0.12757 |
1915 | 137 (+11 from 1914) | 1402 (+413 from 1914) | 0.13693 |
1914 | 148 (+1 from 1913) | 989 (+184 from 1913) | 0.12415 |
1913 | 149 (-10 from 1912) | 805 (+20 from 1912) | 0.12292 |
1912 | 139 (+7 from 1911) | 785 (+235 from 1911) | 0.13380 |
1911 | 146 No change from 1910 | 550 (-3 from 1910) | 0.12449 |
1910 | 146 (+11 from 1909) | 553 (+110 from 1909) | 0.13182 |
1909 | 157 (-7 from 1908) | 443 (-6 from 1908) | 0.12035 |
1908 | 150 (+1 from 1907) | 449 (+12 from 1907) | 0.12665 |
1907 | 151 (-7 from 1906) | 437 (+28 from 1906) | 0.12951 |
1906 | 144 (+2 from 1905) | 409 (+2 from 1905) | 0.13049 |
1905 | 146 (-10 from 1904) | 407 (-22 from 1904) | 0.13135 |
1904 | 136 (+5 from 1903) | 429 (+40 from 1903) | 0.14670 |
1903 | 141 (-15 from 1902) | 389 (-63 from 1902) | 0.13983 |
1902 | 126 (-1 from 1901) | 452 (+46 from 1901) | 0.16124 |
1901 | 125 (+10 from 1900) | 406 (-49 from 1900) | 0.15970 |
1900 | 135 (-11 from 1899) | 455 (+62 from 1899) | 0.14320 |
1899 | 124 (-2 from 1898) | 393 (-48 from 1898) | 0.15879 |
1898 | 122 (-10 from 1897) | 441 (-15 from 1897) | 0.16086 |
1897 | 112 (-2 from 1896) | 456 (+19 from 1896) | 0.18367 |
1896 | 110 (-5 from 1895) | 437 (-47 from 1895) | 0.17342 |
1895 | 105 (-2 from 1894) | 484 (+11 from 1894) | 0.19587 |
1894 | 103 (-4 from 1893) | 473 (-10 from 1893) | 0.20045 |
1893 | 99 (+1 from 1892) | 483 (+7 from 1892) | 0.21445 |
1892 | 100 No change from 1891 | 476 (+74 from 1891) | 0.21164 |
1891 | 100 (-6 from 1890) | 402 (-53 from 1890) | 0.20451 |
1890 | 94 (-10 from 1889) | 455 (-36 from 1889) | 0.22562 |
1889 | 84 (+5 from 1888) | 491 (+33 from 1888) | 0.25949 |
1888 | 89 (-5 from 1887) | 458 (+60 from 1887) | 0.24176 |
1887 | 84 (+7 from 1886) | 398 (+28 from 1886) | 0.25608 |
1886 | 91 (-13 from 1885) | 370 (-29 from 1885) | 0.24068 |
1885 | 78 No change from 1884 | 399 (+19 from 1884) | 0.28109 |
1884 | 78 (+8 from 1883) | 380 (+59 from 1883) | 0.27619 |
1883 | 86 (-1 from 1882) | 321 (+17 from 1882) | 0.26737 |
1882 | 85 (-12 from 1881) | 304 (-12 from 1881) | 0.26276 |
1881 | 73 (+2 from 1880) | 316 (+10 from 1880) | 0.31966 |
1880 | 75 First SSA data recorded | 306 First SSA data recorded | 0.31351 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Caroline
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )New York (NY)
#1302021 | #1542022 | #1572023 |
California (CA)
#2142021 | #2502022 | #3242023 |
Texas (TX)
#752021 | #832022 | #742023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#832021 | #782022 | #732023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#212021 | #182022 | #402023 |
Illinois (IL)
#1132021 | #1182022 | #1282023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#762021 | #812022 | #662023 |
Georgia (GA)
#292021 | #392022 | #422023 |
Ohio (OH)
#682021 | #722022 | #942023 |
Virginia (VA)
#442021 | #442022 | #442023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#1762021 | #1682022 | #2162023 |
Florida (FL)
#1132021 | #1052022 | #1092023 |
Michigan (MI)
#1502021 | #1542022 | #1222023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#302021 | #422022 | #342023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#252021 | #222022 | #262023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#172021 | #212022 | #302023 |
Maryland (MD)
#642021 | #902022 | #772023 |
Alabama (AL)
#122021 | #182022 | #162023 |
Missouri (MO)
#592021 | #492022 | #562023 |
Indiana (IN)
#832021 | #382022 | #672023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#692021 | #992022 | #812023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#1282021 | #1402022 | #1302023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#1672021 | #1602022 | #1682023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#252021 | #282022 | #532023 |
Colorado (CO)
#752021 | #1122022 | #2062023 |
Washington (WA)
#1862021 | #1842022 | #1802023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#172021 | #322022 | #362023 |
Kansas (KS)
#772021 | #912022 | #762023 |
Iowa (IA)
#982021 | #1712022 | #1192023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#412021 | #332022 | #442023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#2462021 | #1912022 | #2492023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#502021 | #1062022 | #1062023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#622021 | #652022 | #262023 |
Oregon (OR)
#2532021 | #2552022 | #2692023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#482021 | #572022 | #372023 |
Utah (UT)
#1202021 | #1402022 | #1032023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#1462021 | #1472022 | #1262023 |
Maine (ME)
#492021 | #512022 | #652023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#2052021 | #412022 | #1412023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#1272018 | #582019 | #1872023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#902021 | #1362022 | #832023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#2442021 | #2282022 | #1802023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#2192021 | #1462022 | #1972023 |
Delaware (DE)
#802021 | #1272022 | #1672023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#832020 | #2182021 | #2152023 |
Vermont (VT)
#602019 | #552020 | #772022 |
Nevada (NV)
#3512021 | #1602022 | #3342023 |
Montana (MT)
#1492021 | #1612022 | #1712023 |
Idaho (ID)
#1232021 | #3192022 | #2002023 |
Alaska (AK)
#1262020 | #1152021 | #1412023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#842015 | #622016 | #792017 |
Popularity Rankings for Caroline in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Denmark
#212016 | #332017 | #342018 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#571998 | #212004 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#651979 | #941980 | #841981 |
Popularity in Sweden
#802002 | #9252022 | #6422023 |
Popularity in Austria
#1132020 | #1422021 | #1642022 |
Popularity in France
#1242004 | #1432005 | #1872006 |
Popularity in Belgium
#1562004 | #1432005 | #1612006 |
Popularity in Chile
#1551996 | #1471997 | #1691998 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#1982011 | #3222012 | #2482014 |
Popularity in Norway
#2042021 | #2712022 | #3022023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#3222010 | #3122013 | #3632015 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#4302010 | #3702013 | #3582015 |
Popularity in Scotland
#3892006 | #4012007 | #3832008 |
Popularity in Iceland
#3912023 |
Popularity in Poland
#4052015 | #5002016 | #5742018 |
Popularity in Ireland
#4302021 | #4582022 | #6252023 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#5612020 | #4452021 | #9062022 |
Popularity in Canada
#4802021 | #6222022 | #4492023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#4942017 | #8762018 | #6132019 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#9862014 | #6742015 | #7192016 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
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