Trend of the Popularity of Caroline as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,646 female babies that were named Caroline in the US, which was 0.17% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Caroline peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2000 with a count of 5,022 babies, which was 0.28% of the total female babies born in the US in 2000.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Caroline, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Caroline.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Caroline in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Caroline in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Caroline from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Caroline as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	1313	0.08
1981	1391	0.08
1982	1537	0.09
1983	1482	0.09
1984	1633	0.10
1985	1751	0.10
1986	1802	0.11
1987	2047	0.12
1988	2326	0.13
1989	2661	0.14
1990	2819	0.15
1991	2843	0.15
1992	3176	0.17
1993	3083	0.17
1994	3452	0.19
1995	3799	0.22
1996	4466	0.26
1997	4439	0.26
1998	4276	0.24
1999	4474	0.25
2000	5022	0.28
2001	4864	0.27
2002	4657	0.26
2003	4585	0.25
2004	4379	0.24
2005	3974	0.22
2006	3791	0.20
2007	3409	0.18
2008	3545	0.19
2009	3624	0.20
2010	3360	0.19
2011	3370	0.19
2012	3421	0.19
2013	3983	0.23
2014	4348	0.24
2015	4333	0.24
2016	4437	0.25
2017	4294	0.25
2018	4167	0.25
2019	3920	0.23
2020	3364	0.21
2021	3204	0.20
2022	3030	0.19
2023	2868	0.18
2024	2730	0.17
2025	2646	0.17