Caroline
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning free woman; feminine form of Charles.
Babies a year
4,270
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#96
down from #92
UK popularity
#1271
25 babies
How Caroline has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #62 |
| 2016 | #56 |
| 2017 | #55 |
| 2018 | #56 |
| 2019 | #61 |
| 2020 | #71 |
| 2021 | #81 |
| 2022 | #77 |
| 2023 | #83 |
| 2024 | #92 |
| 2025 | #96 |
In 2025, 25 babies in England and Wales were named Caroline. In the US, 4,270 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Caroline was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.31% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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