861,379births recorded
28Countries
7Variants
2000Peak · Poland
#6Portugal 2023
Caroline is a girl name family recorded 861,379 times in 28 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Portugal (#6 in 2023). Its all-time peak was in Poland in 2000, at 2,059.3 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Carolina (Argentina, Spain), Karolina (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Caroline
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline | English | 250,719 | 🇺🇸 United States | #96 | 1889 | ▼ 32 % |
| Caroline | English | 156,570 | 🇫🇷 France | #964 | 1978 | ▼ 50 % |
| Caroline | English | 14,476 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | – | 2008 | – |
| Caroline | English | 13,199 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #381 | 1964 | ▼ 3 % |
| Caroline | English | 13,128 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1980 | – |
| Caroline | English | 8,188 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #432 | 1964 | ▼ 27 % |
| Carolina | Spanish | 182,365 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #454 | 1980 | ▼ 79 % |
| Carolina | Spanish | 48,108 | 🇺🇸 United States | #405 | 2004 | ▲ 17 % |
| Carolina | Spanish | 14,241 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2003 | – |
| Carolina | Spanish | 7,924 | 🇨🇱 Chile | – | 1992 | – |
| Carolina | Spanish | 7,510 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | #6 | 2018 | – |
| Carolina | Spanish | 5,851 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #114 | 1995 | ▼ 79 % |
| Karolina | Polish | 80,363 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #57 | 2000 | ▼ 60 % |
| Karolina | Polish | 4,676 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1261 | 2024 | ▲ 57 % |
| Karolina | Polish | 3,750 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #16 | 2010 | – |
| Karolina | Polish | 3,539 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #276 | 2017 | ▼ 49 % |
| Karolina | Polish | 1,174 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2137 | 2009 | ▼ 76 % |
| Karolina | Polish | 750 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #154 | 2025 | ▲ 14 % |
| Karoline | German | 3,862 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1710 | 2017 | ▶ 0 % |
| Karoline | German | 1,786 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #227 | 1984 | ▶ 1 % |
| Karoline | German | 155 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1983 | – |
| Karoline | German | 121 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1992 | – |
| Karoline | German | 28 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2017 | – |
| Karoline | German | 12 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1998 | – |
| Carolyne | French | 3,587 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10107 | 1942 | ▼ 67 % |
| Carolyne | French | 618 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1990 | – |
| Carolyne | French | 315 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1993 | – |
| Carolyne | French | 236 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1943 | – |
| Carolyne | French | 18 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1974 | – |
| Carolyne | French | 16 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1948 | – |
| Carolynne | English | 987 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1942 | – |
| Carolynne | English | 116 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1945 | – |
| Carolynne | English | 24 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1943 | – |
| Carolynne | English | 6 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1966 | – |
| Karolyne | French | 267 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 2016 | ▼ 33 % |
| Karolyne | French | 74 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1981 | – |
| Karolyne | French | 25 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1993 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Caroline ↔ Carolina — checked by hand
- Caroline ↔ Karolina — checked by hand
- Caroline ↔ Karoline — spelling variant
- Caroline ↔ Carolyne — spelling variant
- Caroline ↔ Carolynne — spelling variant
- Caroline ↔ Karolyne — spelling variant
Questions about Caroline
How popular is the name Caroline?
In 2023 it ranked #6 in Portugal. Official registers record 861,379 births across 28 countries.
What is Caroline in other languages?
Carolina (Spanish); Karolina (Polish); Karoline (German); Carolyne (French); Carolynne (English); Karolyne (French).
When was Caroline most popular?
It peaked in Poland in 2000, at 2,059.3 births per 100,000.
Is Caroline a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Caroline is a girl name.