Karoline
Meaning
feminine form of Carolus (see Charles, from karl "man")
Karoline around the world
One shared root links 24 names across 7 languages.
Shared root: from Germanic karl "man", Latinized as Carolus and spread everywhere by Charlemagne's fame
The constellation
16 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Karoline peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
35,791 people · the #726 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 5,682 · median age 24
Among people named Karoline living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 529 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Karoline
Most people given the name Karoline in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Karoline deep dive
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