# Carolina (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/carolina/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “charles” |
| Pronunciation | /ˌkæɹəˈlaɪnə/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 48,108 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 137 / 47,971 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 745, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Italian Carolina or its etymon Latin Carolīna, from Carolus (“Charles”) + -īna (feminine diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, Carol (male given name) + -ina (feminine diminutive suffix). Doublet of Caroline. The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 729 | 430 |
| 2012 | 723 | 432 |
| 2013 | 712 | 428 |
| 2014 | 788 | 407 |
| 2015 | 732 | 432 |
| 2016 | 775 | 421 |
| 2017 | 722 | 439 |
| 2018 | 740 | 420 |
| 2019 | 756 | 415 |
| 2020 | 684 | 450 |
| 2021 | 609 | 511 |
| 2022 | 664 | 477 |
| 2023 | 730 | 421 |
| 2024 | 718 | 429 |
| 2025 | 769 | 405 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7 | 4,917 |
| 1980 | 6 | 5,617 |
| 1981 | 5 | 6,411 |
| 1982 | 9 | 4,278 |
| 1983 | 6 | 5,590 |
| 1985 | 9 | 4,379 |
| 1986 | 8 | 4,915 |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,206 |
| 1989 | 16 | 3,473 |
| 1990 | 7 | 6,506 |
| 1991 | 8 | 6,026 |
| 1993 | 6 | 7,766 |
| 1994 | 5 | 8,994 |
| 1995 | 6 | 7,942 |
| 1996 | 5 | 9,208 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 1,438 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1,253 |
| 2013 | 29 | 1,177 |
| 2014 | 39 | 940 |
| 2015 | 44 | 845 |
| 2016 | 33 | 1,057 |
| 2017 | 33 | 1,063 |
| 2018 | 35 | 1,013 |
| 2019 | 35 | 996 |
| 2020 | 35 | 969 |
| 2021 | 33 | 1,039 |
| 2022 | 25 | 1,282 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1,169 |
| 2024 | 21 | 1,491 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1,512 |

## People named Carolina

- Carolina Dieckmann, Brazilian actress
- Carolina Gaitán, Colombian actress and singer
- Carolina Cosse, 19th Vice President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Carolina Maria de Jesus, Brazilian writer (1914–1977)
- Carolina Kasting, Brazilian actress
- Carolina Albuquerque, Brazilian volleyball player
- Carolina Ferraz, Brazilian actress
- Carolina Gómez, Colombian actress
- Carolina Arias, Colombian association football player
- Carolina Barco, Colombian diplomat
- Carolina Morais, Angolan handball player
- Carolina Mariani, Argentine judoka

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.