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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 775 babies (rank #44 that year). In 2024 it was given to 56 girls (rank #531). 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.

6,740

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

775

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

Names ranked near Caroline in 2024

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	775	#44
1992	684	#45
1993	621	#51
1994	532	#52
1995	452	#73
1996	409	#79
1997	306	#100
1998	295	#102
1999	215	#140
2000	212	#132
2001	208	#134
2002	140	#195
2003	167	#169
2004	133	#209
2005	93	#315
2006	91	#335
2007	83	#370
2008	80	#390
2009	70	#438
2010	84	#382
2011	78	#402
2012	69	#447
2013	84	#380
2014	102	#320
2015	95	#349
2016	105	#315
2017	87	#377
2018	91	#355
2019	92	#340
2020	49	#577
2021	66	#453
2022	52	#536
2023	64	#445
2024	56	#531