How rare is the name Karoline?

3,592 people in the United States have the first name Karoline, about 1 in 84,085. It ranks #4,947 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

KAROLINE

#4,947

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
3,592
About
1 in 84,085
This common or more
84.7%
Who bears it

Of the 3,592 people named Karoline, 72.9% reported their origin as White, 18.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. Virtually all are female (99.9%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Karoline peaked in 2017, when 139 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19152025
Peak year
2017
Births that year
139
In 2025*
119 ▼14%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 3,862 babies have been given the name since 1915. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Karoline by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #3,309. The largest share of babies named Karoline, 36%, were born in 2013 or later.

1910s#8,50918
1920s#9,63524
1930s#7,69532
1940s#6,49858
1950s#6,01694
1960s#4,041231
1970s#4,973225
1980s#5,802230
1990s#4,150519
2000s#4,011768
2010s#3,3091,115
2020s#3,770548
Greatest Generation 1901–270.8%
Silent Generation 1928–452%
Baby boom 1946–646.2%
Generation X 1965–809.2%
Millennials 1981–9613.9%
Generation Z 1997–1231.8%
2013 and later36%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Karoline is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Karoline has been most common in Texas (3.5×), Florida (3.3×), and California (2.5×), and least common in Illinois (0.94×).

1,388 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Karoline

#4,945 Venita · 3,594#4,946 Giulia · 3,593#4,948 Romelia · 3,591#4,948 Sabino · 3,591

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Karoline, most common first.

#3,359 Karolina · 6,318#3,952 Karolyn · 4,936#4,339 Karlene · 4,350#12,783 Karlin · 963#17,322 Karaline · 639#22,492 Karolin · 442#25,390 Karlina · 374#27,750 Karolyne · 328

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