Meaning and history
Caroline is the French feminine form of Carolus.
20062006: 3,791 births, rank #89
2007: 3,409 births, rank #99
2008: 3,545 births, rank #94
2009: 3,624 births, rank #87
2010: 3,360 births, rank #88
20112011: 3,370 births, rank #87
2012: 3,421 births, rank #80
2013: 3,983 births, rank #63
2014: 4,348 births, rank #59
2015: 4,333 births, rank #62
20162016: 4,437 births, rank #56
2017: 4,294 births, rank #55
2018: 4,167 births, rank #56
2019: 3,920 births, rank #61
2020: 3,364 births, rank #71
20212021: 3,204 births, rank #80
2022: 3,030 births, rank #77
2023: 2,868 births, rank #83
2024: 2,730 births, rank #92
20252025: 2,646 births, rank #96
Caroline has unusual staying power. It appears in the US records as early as 1880 and still ranks #96 for girls in 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2000, with 5,022 births.