Caroline

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Caroline is a feminine given name, originally a French feminine form of the masculine name Charles. It has been in common use in the Anglosphere since the 1600s.

From Wikipedia

Caroline first appears in the data in 1957 and has been recorded in 24 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1978 with 152 babies (rank #75 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Caroline

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Caroline yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,258

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

152

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Caroline

Caroline Wozniackitennis player · b. 1990
Caroline Herschelviolinist · b. 1750
Caroline Kennedyjournalist · b. 1957
Caroline of Ansbachconsort · b. 1683
Caroline Bonapartequeen consort · b. 1782

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1957	74	#94
1961	146	#84
1962	133	#81
1963	94	#93
1964	141	#80
1965	88	#92
1966	124	#81
1967	76	#101
1968	107	#90
1969	87	#98
1970	94	#98
1973	140	#81
1974	100	#93
1975	143	#79
1976	147	#74
1977	108	#87
1978	152	#75
1979	119	#87
1980	82	#96
1981	94	#92
2014	2	#636
2015	2	#612
2016	2	#592
2017	3	#429