Karoline
Karoline is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Karoline
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karoline is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Karoline
Karoline first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 139 Karolines were born — ranking #1,572 that year. As of 2026, Karoline ranks #1,934 for baby girls with 103 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 4K Karolines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Karoline
Karoline is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Karoline's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,572. Use the chart and map above to compare Karoline'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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