Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Karoline

Gender

Female

Origin

Germanic
Tiny and feminine
German
Scandinavian

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Karoline

Pronunciation

k(a)-roli-ne, kar(o)-line

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #1572, 139 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1710, 119 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025119
2024102
202383
202283
202188
202071
2019118
2018105
2017139
2016126

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #4757, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
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2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #1404, 9 births); most recent 2009 (rank #3978, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
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Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #483, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #419, 5 births); most recent 1982 (rank #530, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence