Carolina

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Carolina is a feminine given name in Italian, English, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, derived from the masculine name Carolus which is Latin for Charles, generally meaning 'free man' or 'freeholder'.

From Wikipedia

Carolina first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 1,270 babies (rank #254 that year). In 2024 it was given to 716 girls (rank #428). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Carolina

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

47,333

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,270

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Carolina

Carolina Klüftathletics competitor · b. 1983
Carolina MarínOlympic competitor · b. 1993
Carolina Kostnerfigure skater · b. 1987
Carolina Coronadonovelist · b. 1820

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	13	#470
1881	10	#544
1882	10	#601
1883	20	#423
1884	13	#588
1885	18	#504
1886	25	#432
1887	19	#514
1888	24	#513
1889	27	#477
1890	23	#549
1891	21	#574
1892	28	#510
1893	24	#576
1894	34	#487
1895	35	#493
1896	28	#578
1897	17	#763
1898	24	#666
1899	15	#844
1900	40	#533
1901	37	#500
1902	31	#594
1903	32	#575
1904	44	#494
1905	30	#643
1906	44	#520
1907	33	#654
1908	45	#558
1909	39	#624
1910	43	#646
1911	56	#573
1912	63	#621
1913	58	#679
1914	77	#661
1915	100	#662
1916	111	#642
1917	102	#677
1918	98	#725
1919	109	#666
1920	132	#623
1921	137	#629
1922	118	#672
1923	128	#654
1924	144	#626
1925	145	#602
1926	120	#660
1927	125	#643
1928	145	#587
1929	153	#551
1930	132	#600
1931	110	#632
1932	112	#633
1933	117	#598
1934	104	#656
1935	97	#675
1936	94	#686
1937	107	#658
1938	101	#682
1939	95	#698
1940	78	#803
1941	98	#708
1942	81	#853
1943	131	#663
1944	124	#664
1945	114	#697
1946	119	#750
1947	128	#759
1948	114	#810
1949	115	#813
1950	104	#869
1951	113	#840
1952	108	#888
1953	126	#826
1954	109	#922
1955	103	#984
1956	107	#979
1957	127	#903
1958	105	#1,012
1959	101	#1,061
1960	143	#865
1961	167	#814
1962	171	#797
1963	173	#787
1964	227	#677
1965	194	#705
1966	193	#705
1967	161	#780
1968	185	#716
1969	173	#777
1970	213	#718
1971	189	#769
1972	166	#813
1973	227	#655
1974	199	#722
1975	247	#634
1976	248	#627
1977	269	#624
1978	399	#486
1979	437	#462
1980	455	#467
1981	435	#484
1982	398	#507
1983	422	#473
1984	377	#515
1985	404	#504
1986	466	#461
1987	481	#458
1988	524	#434
1989	794	#320
1990	910	#302
1991	860	#314
1992	917	#304
1993	949	#292
1994	1,049	#268
1995	988	#280
1996	1,054	#275
1997	1,073	#272
1998	1,011	#299
1999	1,036	#298
2000	1,204	#267
2001	1,207	#265
2002	1,074	#289
2003	1,216	#262
2004	1,270	#254
2005	1,133	#291
2006	1,196	#280
2007	1,020	#329
2008	925	#357
2009	828	#387
2010	822	#388
2011	729	#430
2012	723	#432
2013	712	#428
2014	787	#407
2015	732	#431
2016	775	#421
2017	722	#439
2018	740	#420
2019	756	#414
2020	684	#450
2021	608	#511
2022	664	#477
2023	728	#423
2024	716	#428