Caroline
Girl nameCaroline has been given to 250,719 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2000 and currently ranks #96 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈkæɹ.əˌlaɪn/
Learned borrowing from Latin carolīnus.
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
250,719
Peak year
2000 (5,029 babies)
Rank in 2025
#96 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -39%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Caroline
Caroline Wozniacki
Danish tennis player
Caroline Herschel
German-British astronomer (1750-1848)
Caroline Kennedy
American author and diplomat (born 1957)
Mary Pierce
French tennis player
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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