Carolina
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning free woman; a form of Caroline.
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 |
Carolina by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,269 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 1,700 American girls born that year was called Carolina.
Other names that come from Caroline
Like Carolina, each of these traces back to Caroline: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Carolynstrong and womanly; a form of Caroline321 in the US (2017)
- Karolinefree woman; variant of Caroline139 in the US (2017)
- Carriefree woman; a form of Caroline128 in the US (2017)
- Carolynnfree woman; a form of Caroline44 in the US (2017)
- Caralinefree woman; respelling of Caroline33 in the US (2017)
- Carolynefree man; variant spelling of Caroline25 in the US (2017)
- Carlenefree woman; a form of Caroline16 in the US (2017)
- Karleenfree person; a form of Caroline or Carla10 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carolina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Carolenafree woman; a form of Carolina15 in the US (2017)
- Carolinfree man or woman; a form of Caroline13 in the US (2017)
- Carlinaa form of caroline, free woman11 in the US (2017)
- Carolynafree man; a feminine form of Charles6 in the US (2017)
- Caralina5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Carolina
Names that are said the same way as Carolina, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean freedom
Like Carolina, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
- Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lottiefree woman; from Charlotte1,222 in England and Wales (2025)
- Charleefree man; a feminine spelling of charles1,176 in the US (2017)
- Frankiefree man; a form of Frank887 in England and Wales (2025)
- Francisfree man; from the Franks262 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Carolina
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