Carolina
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning free woman; a form of Caroline.
Babies a year
715
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#405
up from #428
UK popularity
#1512
20 babies
How Carolina has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #431 |
| 2016 | #421 |
| 2017 | #439 |
| 2018 | #420 |
| 2019 | #413 |
| 2020 | #451 |
| 2021 | #511 |
| 2022 | #476 |
| 2023 | #424 |
| 2024 | #428 |
| 2025 | #405 |
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Carolina. In the US, 715 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,269 in 2004.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Carolina was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.06% of American babies of that sex.
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