Karoline

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

Girl's name · #1710 in the US (2025) · Trending

Karoline has appeared in US records since 1915 — best rank #1572 (2017) · 3,862 babies named Karoline all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Karolines

Karoline Leavitt — American writer and political aide (born 1997)
Karoline Herfurth — German actress
Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt — German artist, naturalist, art collector and entomologist (1723-1783)
Karoline von Günderrode — German poet
Karoline Dyhre Breivang — Norwegian handball player

Among 469 notable people named Karoline:

Medical professionals appear 2.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Karoline Breitinger, German physician (1851–1932).

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