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Caroline

Girl French/Germanic /KAR-o-line/ #83 in 2023

Caroline is a girl name of French/Germanic origin.

Meaning of Caroline

Free woman; feminine form of Charles.

Popularity of Caroline

Popularity, 1880–2023

2,868 births in 2023

1880 2023

245,026 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2000

5,022 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Variants & nicknames

CarolinaCarolyn

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Free man; strong

Girl · Germanic languages

Shortened from Caroline

The standard English feminine form of Stephen

Girl · Ancient Greek

from Κυνθία, feminine of Κύνθιος

Girl · Ancient Greek

from Αἰκατερίνη, Ἑκατερίνη, of debated meaning, possibly from ἑκάτερος, or from the name of the goddess Hecate

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.