girl's name

Carolin

Origin German
Gender Girl
Letters 7
Births on record 1,260

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Carolin is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Carolin is a name of German origin.
Peaked in 1942, when 39 babies were given the name.
After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
First appears in US birth records in 1912.

Carolin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s.

291

1910s '10 1920s '20 1930s '30 1940s '40 1950s '50 1960s '60 1970s '70 1980s '80 1990s '90 2000s '00 2010s '10

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Births named Carolin by decade in the United States
Decade	Births
1910s	12
1920s	34
1930s	81
1940s	291
1950s	197
1960s	153
1970s	88
1980s	107
1990s	110
2000s	126
2010s	56

How popular is Carolin?

In 2019, Carolin was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Carolin is used

France #3,876 5 in 1992

United States #10,353 10 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Carolin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Carolin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Carolin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Carolin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Carolin

How popular is the name Carolin?

In 2019, Carolin was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Carolin a girl's or a boy's name?

Carolin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Carolin most popular?

Carolin peaked in 1942, when 39 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.