Caroline
#96 for girls in 2025, 2,646 births · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #10,717
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2017 · 4,294 births
- Debut · girls
- 306 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 250,410since 1880
Caroline over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #96 | 2,646 | — | |
| 2024 | #92 | 2,730 | — | |
| 2023 | #83 | 2,868 | — | |
| 2022 | #77 | 3,030 | — | |
| 2021 | #80 | 3,204 | — | |
| 2020 | #71 | 3,364 | — | |
| 2019 | #61 | 3,920 | — | |
| 2018 | #56 | 4,167 | — | |
| 2017 | #55 | 4,294 | — | |
| 2016 | #56 | 4,437 | — | |
| 2015 | #62 | 4,333 | — | |
| 2014 | #59 | 4,348 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #63 | 3,983 | — | |
| 2012 | #80 | 3,421 | — | |
| 2011 | #87 | 3,370 | — | |
| 2010 | #88 | 3,360 | — | |
| 2009 | #87 | 3,624 | — | |
| 2008 | #94 | 3,545 | #6,763 | 12 |
| 2007 | #99 | 3,409 | — | |
| 2006 | #89 | 3,791 | — | |
| 2005 | #83 | 3,974 | #9,115 | 7 |
| 2004 | #74 | 4,379 | #5,813 | 13 |
| 2003 | #68 | 4,585 | — | |
| 2002 | #67 | 4,657 | — | |
| 2001 | #62 | 4,864 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #65 | 5,022 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #71 | 4,474 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #75 | 4,276 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #75 | 4,439 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #78 | 4,466 | — | |
| 1995 | #92 | 3,799 | — | |
| 1994 | #94 | 3,452 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #105 | 3,083 | — | |
| 1992 | #105 | 3,176 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #116 | 2,843 | — | |
| 1990 | #116 | 2,819 | #3,971 | 14 |
| 1989 | #113 | 2,661 | #2,245 | 30 |
| 1988 | #122 | 2,326 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #135 | 2,047 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #157 | 1,802 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #164 | 1,751 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #167 | 1,633 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #183 | 1,482 | — | |
| 1982 | #178 | 1,537 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #193 | 1,391 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #200 | 1,313 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #198 | 1,354 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #200 | 1,308 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #210 | 1,204 | — | |
| 1976 | #197 | 1,224 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #198 | 1,232 | — | |
| 1974 | #212 | 1,196 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #229 | 1,112 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #251 | 1,071 | — | |
| 1971 | #241 | 1,215 | — | |
| 1970 | #229 | 1,371 | — | |
| 1969 | #224 | 1,352 | — | |
| 1968 | #215 | 1,411 | — | |
| 1967 | #210 | 1,449 | — | |
| 1966 | #202 | 1,551 | — | |
| 1965 | #187 | 1,815 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #179 | 2,106 | — | |
| 1963 | #208 | 1,689 | — | |
| 1962 | #186 | 1,989 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #176 | 2,198 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #254 | 1,210 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #274 | 1,044 | — | |
| 1958 | #282 | 990 | — | |
| 1957 | #253 | 1,137 | — | |
| 1956 | #329 | 702 | — | |
| 1955 | #315 | 742 | — | |
| 1954 | #302 | 771 | — | |
| 1953 | #280 | 885 | — | |
| 1952 | #263 | 916 | — | |
| 1951 | #254 | 919 | — | |
| 1950 | #257 | 879 | — | |
| 1949 | #235 | 1,001 | — | |
| 1948 | #226 | 1,080 | — | |
| 1947 | #220 | 1,150 | — | |
| 1946 | #214 | 1,091 | — | |
| 1945 | #197 | 1,013 | — | |
| 1944 | #178 | 1,213 | — | |
| 1943 | #171 | 1,353 | — | |
| 1942 | #168 | 1,390 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #174 | 1,173 | — | |
| 1940 | #172 | 1,161 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #186 | 1,005 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #181 | 1,115 | — | |
| 1937 | #181 | 1,094 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #177 | 1,075 | — | |
| 1935 | #178 | 1,048 | — | |
| 1934 | #174 | 1,069 | — | |
| 1933 | #173 | 1,050 | — | |
| 1932 | #174 | 1,103 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #165 | 1,125 | — | |
| 1930 | #172 | 1,160 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #171 | 1,192 | — | |
| 1928 | #175 | 1,189 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #179 | 1,167 | — | |
| 1926 | #174 | 1,217 | — | |
| 1925 | #185 | 1,193 | — | |
| 1924 | #175 | 1,302 | — | |
| 1923 | #173 | 1,304 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #176 | 1,269 | — | |
| 1921 | #162 | 1,425 | — | |
| 1920 | #159 | 1,436 | — | |
| 1919 | #169 | 1,296 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #154 | 1,458 | — | |
| 1917 | #152 | 1,368 | — | |
| 1916 | #144 | 1,385 | — | |
| 1915 | #137 | 1,402 | — | |
| 1914 | #148 | 989 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #149 | 805 | — | |
| 1912 | #139 | 785 | — | |
| 1911 | #146 | 550 | — | |
| 1910 | #146 | 553 | — | |
| 1909 | #157 | 443 | — | |
| 1908 | #150 | 449 | — | |
| 1907 | #151 | 437 | — | |
| 1906 | #144 | 409 | — | |
| 1905 | #146 | 407 | — | |
| 1904 | #136 | 429 | — | |
| 1903 | #141 | 389 | — | |
| 1902 | #126 | 452 | — | |
| 1901 | #125 | 406 | — | |
| 1900 | #135 | 455 | — | |
| 1899 | #124 | 393 | — | |
| 1898 | #122 | 441 | — | |
| 1897 | #112 | 456 | — | |
| 1896 | #110 | 437 | — | |
| 1895 | #105 | 484 | — | |
| 1894 | #103 | 473 | — | |
| 1893 | #99 | 483 | — | |
| 1892 | #100 | 476 | — | |
| 1891 | #100 | 402 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #94 | 455 | — | |
| 1889 | #84 | 491 | — | |
| 1888 | #89 | 458 | — | |
| 1887 | #84 | 398 | — | |
| 1886 | #91 | 370 | — | |
| 1885 | #78 | 399 | — | |
| 1884 | #78 | 380 | — | |
| 1883 | #86 | 321 | — | |
| 1882 | #85 | 304 | — | |
| 1881 | #73 | 316 | — | |
| 1880 | #75 | 306 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Caroline was already there! It came in at #75, and was given to 306 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 400 girls a year got the name.
Where Caroline is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#73 · 1 in 278
- District of Columbia#96 · 1 in 370
- Massachusetts#121 · 1 in 611
- Rhode Island#139 · 1 in 649
- Connecticut#157 · 1 in 833
Best ever in a state: #5 in District of Columbia, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #73 | 16 | 1 in 278 |
| District of Columbia | #96 | 20 | 1 in 370 |
| Massachusetts | #121 | 56 | 1 in 611 |
| Rhode Island | #139 | 8 | 1 in 649 |
| Connecticut | #157 | 19 | 1 in 833 |
| South Carolina | #167 | 26 | 1 in 739 |
| Maryland | #170 | 26 | 1 in 792 |
| New Jersey | #178 | 46 | 1 in 886 |
| New York | #179 | 123 | 1 in 901 |
| Virginia | #184 | 33 | 1 in 897 |
| Maine | #193 | 7 | 1 in 935 |
| North Carolina | #193 | 37 | 1 in 992 |
| Utah | #228 | 10 | 1 in 1,053 |
| Wisconsin | #233 | 19 | 1 in 1,448 |
| Minnesota | #235 | 16 | 1 in 1,504 |
| California | #244 | 112 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Arizona | #249 | 13 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Illinois | #251 | 56 | 1 in 1,332 |
| Ohio | #254 | 50 | 1 in 1,489 |
| Georgia | #256 | 26 | 1 in 1,384 |
| Arkansas | #258 | 10 | 1 in 1,309 |
| Pennsylvania | #259 | 47 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Michigan | #261 | 42 | 1 in 1,474 |
| Florida | #268 | 31 | 1 in 1,435 |
| Washington | #269 | 13 | 1 in 1,476 |
| Missouri | #276 | 20 | 1 in 1,564 |
| Oregon | #297 | 8 | 1 in 1,579 |
| West Virginia | #308 | 6 | 1 in 2,032 |
| Indiana | #323 | 16 | 1 in 2,315 |
| Louisiana | #329 | 15 | 1 in 1,768 |
| Texas | #329 | 54 | 1 in 1,785 |
| Kentucky | #346 | 10 | 1 in 2,375 |
| Colorado | #348 | 8 | 1 in 1,967 |
| Alabama | #359 | 11 | 1 in 2,195 |
| Oklahoma | #374 | 7 | 1 in 2,329 |
| Tennessee | #379 | 10 | 1 in 2,831 |
| Mississippi | #397 | 7 | 1 in 2,476 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 4 spots since 2024 (#92 → #96)
- 25 spots since 2020 (#71 → #96)
- 34 spots since 2015 (#62 → #96)
- Biggest jump: 78 spots in 1961 (#254 → #176)
- Biggest drop: 29 spots in 1958 (#253 → #282)
Rise & fade · girls
137 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2017 at #55 (4,294 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 46 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1994–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 291
- Highest: 1 in 291 girls born in 1881 were named Caroline (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 607 girls born in 2025 (0.16%)
- Its best rank, #55 in 2017, was only 1 in 402 (0.25%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 16.7% of all girls named Caroline (41,850) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,743 | #73 (1881) | #82 |
| 1890s | 4,500 | #94 (1890) | #107 |
| 1900s | 4,276 | #125 (1901) | #141 |
| 1910s | 10,591 | #137 (1915) | #148 |
| 1920s | 12,694 | #159 (1920) | #173 |
| 1930s | 10,844 | #165 (1931) | #176 |
| 1940s | 11,625 | #168 (1942) | #196 |
| 1950s | 8,985 | #253 (1957) | #281 |
| 1960s | 16,770 | #176 (1961) | #204 |
| 1970s | 12,287 | #197 (1976) | #217 |
| 1980s | 17,943 | #113 (1989) | #161 |
| 1990s | 36,827 | #71 (1999) | #93 |
| 2000s | 41,850 | #62 (2001) | #79 |
| 2010s | 39,633 | #55 (2017) | #67 |
| 2020s | 17,842 | #71 (2020) | #83 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Caroline in 1972
girls
#251
1,071 births · 1 in 1,420 girls
Top girls' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,420 of them was named Caroline, which outranked 97.4% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Caroline
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.