Caroline
Usage of Caroline in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Caroline against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Caroline is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Caroline is a German feminine form of Carl or Charles, often glossed as “woman.” Caroline is also read as “joyous song.” Caroline sounds more regal than Carol and has been kept fresh by Caroline Kennedy and Princess Caroline of Monaco. Caroline honors Caroline Norton, the poet who fought for, and won, legal rights for married women after her husband took away her sons.
Caroline in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,646 girls were named Caroline, making it the #96 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 250,410 girls have been named Caroline, with the most (5,022) in 2000. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Alabama and Arkansas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Caroline in other languages
- Karolina Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Slovenian, Swedish
- Carolina Catalan, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Каролина Macedonian, Russian
- Carlijn Dutch
- Carolien Dutch
- Carolin German
- Carolyn English
- Coraline French
- Karlijn Dutch
- Karoliina Finnish
- Karoline German
- Karolína Czech
- Karolīna Latvian
- Karolīne Latvian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Caroline
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Caroline, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Caroline (Category 3) | 1975 | North Atlantic | 185 km/h |
| Tropical storm Caroline | 1972 | South Indian Ocean | – |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Caroline
There are 24 towns and villages with Caroline in their name, in 10 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 11🇨🇦 Canada 3🇦🇺 Australia 2🇲🇺 Mauritius 2🇭🇰 Hong Kong 1🇭🇹 Haiti 1🇯🇪 Jersey 1🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Caroline | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 270 | Map |
| Caroline Crossing | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | 18 | Map |
| Caroline | South Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | 17 | Map |
| Caroline | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Caroline | Sud, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Caroline | Saint Ann Parish, 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – | Map |
| Caroline | 🇲🇶 Martinique | – | Map |
| Caroline | Pamplemousses, 🇲🇺 Mauritius | – | Map |
| Caroline | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Caroline | Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Caroline
There are 32 lakes and reservoirs with Caroline in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 18🇨🇦 Canada 12🇦🇺 Australia 2
| Name | Where | |
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| Caroline Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Caroline Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Caroline Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Caroline Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Caroline Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Caroline Lake | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Caroline Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Caroline Lake | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Caroline Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Caroline Pond 247 | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Caroline songs
8 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Caroline in their title. The best known:
- Caroline – Status Quo (1973)
- Caroline – Aminé (2016)
- Caroline – MC Solaar (1991)
- Caroline
- Caroline
- Caroline – Clouseau (1994)
- Caroline – The Badloves (1995)
- Caroline – Kirsty MacColl (1995)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Caroline
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Caroline.
Caroline Abbé
Caroline Benn
Caroline Bliss
Caroline Brasch Nielsen
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Fictional characters named Caroline
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Caroline as a pet name
FurryName has found 37 dogs named Caroline in public pet registers, making it the #3,145 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Framingham (1), Richmond (1), Victoria (1). Caroline as a dog name →
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