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“Variant of Carolina — Free man” — Germanic, via French origin
Girl's name · #1267 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Karolina reached its best rank, #1256, in 2024 and ranked #1267 in 2025. About 4,700 girls have carried it since 1917. Together with its spelling variant Carolina (#405), Karolina would rank around #324 with about 950 births last year — the newborns split about 81/19 between Carolina and Karolina.
Around the world: #16 in Czechia (2025) · #17 in Slovakia (2025) · #57 in Poland (2025) · #58 in Slovenia (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 1,052 notable people named Karolina:
Medical professionals appear 1.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Karolina Widerström, Swedish gynecologist (1856–1949).
Similar names: Carolyn · Giavanna · Kalina · Adalina · Everley · Rayna
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