Meaning and history
Carolina is the Latinate feminine form of Carolus and the name of two U.S. states, North Carolina and South Carolina, both of which were named for Charles I, king of England.
20062006: 1,196 births, rank #280
2007: 1,020 births, rank #329
2008: 925 births, rank #357
2009: 828 births, rank #387
2010: 822 births, rank #389
20112011: 729 births, rank #430
2012: 723 births, rank #432
2013: 712 births, rank #428
2014: 788 births, rank #407
2015: 732 births, rank #432
20162016: 775 births, rank #421
2017: 722 births, rank #439
2018: 740 births, rank #420
2019: 756 births, rank #414
2020: 684 births, rank #450
20212021: 609 births, rank #511
2022: 664 births, rank #477
2023: 730 births, rank #420
2024: 718 births, rank #429
20252025: 769 births, rank #405
Carolina rose from #429 to #405 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2004, with 1,270 births.