Karoline

Karoline: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “free woman”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: KAR-uh-leen · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant of Caroline/Karolina, the feminine form of Charles from Germanic karl 'free man.' This spelling is established in German and Scandinavian usage.

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How popular is Karoline?

202431.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Karoline in 2024102

2024 rank#1,938 girls

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 18803,740

Karoline has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Karoline

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charlottefree man · French
Charlesfree man · Germanic
Carolinefree woman · French
Charleyfree man · English
Lottiefree man · English
Carlofree man · Germanic
Charlenefree woman · Germanic
GiancarloGod is gracious and manly · Italian

Karoline questions

What does the name Karoline mean?

Karoline means "free woman". It comes from Germanic. Variant of Caroline/Karolina, the feminine form of Charles from Germanic karl 'free man.' This spelling is established in German and Scandinavian usage.

Is Karoline a boy or girl name?

Karoline is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Karoline?

102 US babies were named Karoline in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Karoline?

Karoline is usually pronounced KAR-uh-leen.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.