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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 242 babies (rank #183 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,861

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

242

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	242	#183
1997	212	#202
1998	168	#242
1999	154	#258
2000	127	#293
2001	93	#359
2002	74	#434
2003	93	#392
2004	76	#460
2005	64	#531
2006	60	#572
2007	47	#718
2008	53	#682
2009	55	#670
2010	54	#686
2011	54	#715
2012	28	#1,190
2013	54	#733
2014	37	#989
2015	60	#675
2016	56	#721