Karolyne
Károlyné Honfi was a Hungarian chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master. She was a winner of the Hungarian Women's Chess Championship (1961).
Meaning & Origin of Karolyne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Károlyné Honfi was a Hungarian chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master. She was a winner of the Hungarian Women's Chess Championship (1961).
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The Story of Karolyne
Karolyne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 16 Karolynes were born — ranking #7,742 that year. As of 2026, Karolyne ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 261 Karolynes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Karolyne
Karolyne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 261 births in the dataset. Karolyne's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #7,742. Use the chart and map above to compare Karolyne'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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