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Caroline name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Caroline ranks #96 in female records (2,646 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Caroline becoming more popular?

Caroline's reported female count decreased by 84 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #92 to #96. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Caroline. That is not a count of zero.

Caroline in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for CarolineFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.4,4370201620252016: 4,437 female records2017: 4,294 female records2018: 4,167 female records2019: 3,920 female records2020: 3,364 female records2021: 3,204 female records2022: 3,030 female records2023: 2,868 female records2024: 2,730 female records2025: 2,646 female records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20252,64696——
20242,73092——
20232,86883——
20223,03077——
20213,20480——
20203,36471——
20193,92061——
20184,16756——
20174,29455——
20164,43756——

Questions about Caroline’s popularity

How common is Caroline in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Caroline ranks #96 in female records (2,646 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Caroline?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Caroline only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Caroline creates a match.

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