Karoline
About Karoline
Karoline is the form of the classic Caroline commonly used in Germany and throughout Scandinavia, where it is popular. It's an acceptable if not traditional spelling variation, given to nearly 100 baby girls in the US last year, versus almost 3000 named Caroline.
As of October 2026, Karoline ranked #1718 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1575 in 2017.
Editor's take: The name Karoline is a girl's name of German origin meaning "free man".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,885 | 107 | 59.9 |
| 2015 | #1,615 | 133 | 74.5 |
| 2016 | #1,699 | 126 | 71.1 |
| 2017 | #1,575 | 139 | 80.5 |
| 2018 | #1,904 | 105 | 61.7 |
| 2019 | #1,752 | 118 | 70.3 |
| 2020 | #2,455 | 71 | 43.9 |
| 2021 | #2,141 | 88 | 53.6 |
| 2022 | #2,259 | 83 | 50.6 |
| 2023 | #2,251 | 83 | 51.7 |
| 2024 | #1,946 | 102 | 63 |
| 2025 | #1,718 | 119 | 74 |
World rankings
Similar names
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Karoline on lists
Famous Karolines
- (Viktoria Friederike Auguste Marie) Karoline Mathilde
Princess of Schleswig,Holstein,Sonderburg,Augustenburg, Duchess of Schleswig,Holstein
- Karoline Amalie
Princess of Hesse,Kassel, Duchess of Saxe,Gotha,Altenburg
- (Viktoria
Irene Adelheid Auguste Alberta Feodora) Karoline Mathilde, Princess of Schleswig,Holstein,Sonderburg,Glücksburg, Countess of Solms Baruth
- Karoline Friederike Cäcilie Klothilde von Wartensleben
great,great grandmother of King Willem,Alexander of the Netherlands
- Karoline Ernestine
Countess of Erbach,Schönberg, ancestress of Britain's Queen Victoria
- Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer
birth name of Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer and actress
- Karoline Krüger
Norwegian singer,songwriter
- Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvda
Norwegian Olympic runner
- Karoline Dyhre Breivang
Norwegian Olympic handball player
- Karoline Herfurth
German actress
- Karoline Leach
English playwright and author
- Karoline Leavitt
Press secretary to Pres. Trump
Karoline in pop culture
- Karolina ("Karoline" in the English subtitles)
character from the Polish webseries, "Kraina Grzybów"