Karoline
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning free woman; variant of Caroline.
Karoline by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Karoline. In the US, 139 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 best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Caroline
Like Karoline, 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.
- Carolinafree woman; a form of Caroline715 in the US (2017)
- Carriefree woman; a form of Caroline128 in the US (2017)
- Carlenefree woman; a form of Caroline16 in the US (2017)
- Carolinfree man or woman; a form of Caroline13 in the US (2017)
- Karleenfree person; a form of Caroline or Carla10 in the US (2017)
- Carlenaa form of Caroline; free woman or strong6 in the US (2017)
- Carlitaa diminutive form of Caroline; free woman or strong6 in the US (2017)
- Karolynafree woman; a form of Caroline6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Karoline. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Karolinafree woman; a spelling variant of Carolina122 in the US (2017)
- Karolynefree woman; a form of caroline13 in the US (2017)
- Karaline35 in the US (2017)
- Karliefree man; a form of Carla or Karl276 in the US (2017)
- Koralinemaiden or girl; a form of Coraline47 in the US (2017)
- Karolyna form of caroline; free woman or strong27 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Karoline
Names that are said the same way as Karoline, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Carolynstrong and womanly; a form of Caroline321 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)
- Karalynnvariant of Carolyn; joyful song24 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Karoline, 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 Karoline
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