The first name Karolina
A girl’s name.
4 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name in many languages.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 13 girls were named Karolina, making it the 2,138th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 98 births (#425).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Karolina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Karolina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 177 girls born in the United States were named Karolina, the 1,267th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 190 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Karolina
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Karolína PlíškováCzech female tennis player, born 1992
- Karolína KurkováCzech model, born 1984
- Karolína MuchováCzech tennis player (born 1996)
- Karolina ŠpremCroatian tennis player, born 1984
- Karolína ErbanováCzech ice hockey player and retired speed skater, born 1992
- Karolina GerhardingerBavarian sister, educator (1797–1879)
- Karolina GrohováCzech cross-country skier, born 1990
- Karolina WisniewskaCanadian Para-alpine standing skier, born 1976
- Karolina SlunéčkováCzech actress (1934–1983)
- Karolína PeakeCzech politician, born 1975
- Karolina KaczorowskaFirst Lady of Poland, 1930–2021
- Karoline Luise of Hesse-DarmstadtGerman artist, naturalist, art collector and entomologist (1723-1783)
Questions
- How popular is the name Karolina?
- In 2025, 13 girls born in England and Wales were named Karolina, ranking 2,138th. Its peak was 2009, with 98 births.
- Is Karolina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,676 US babies named Karolina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Karolina most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 190 babies were named Karolina, its highest rank at 1,289th.