Caro
Caro is a given name that is an alternate spelling of Carol and a short form of Caroline. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Caro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Caro is a given name that is an alternate spelling of Carol and a short form of Caroline. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Caro
Caro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1883, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1953, when 13 Caros were born — ranking #3,106 that year. As of 2026, Caro ranks #6,767 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 269 Caros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Caro
Caro is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 269 births in the dataset. Caro's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #3,106. Use the chart and map above to compare Caro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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