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Carolina

“Variant of Charles — Free man” — Germanic, via French origin

Girl's name · #405 in the US (2025) · Trending

Carolina has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #254 (2004) · 47,971 babies named Carolina all-time · 1 in 2,100 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #6 in Portugal (2023).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Carolinas

• Carolina Klüft — Swedish heptathlete and long jumper
• Carolina Marín — Spanish badminton player
• Carolina Kostner — Italian figure skater (born 1987)
• Carolina Herrera — Venezuelan-American fashion designer
• Carolina Coronado — Spanish author, editor (1820–1911)

In stories & tradition

• Carolina — Elegy for Young Lovers

What Carolinas become

Among 1,132 notable people named Carolina:

Entertainers appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Carolina Dieckmann, Brazilian actress.

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