NameTides

Karolina

Karolina was the #1,261 girls' name in the US in 2025 (177 babies), and #2,138 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Karolina as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Karolina as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Karolina as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,261 (177)#2,138 (13)———#1,974 (11)
2024#1,250 (186)#2,575 (10)——#736 (4)#2,445 (8)
2023#1,361 (165)#1,774 (16)——#856 (3)#2,203 (9)
2022#1,497 (145)#1,556 (19)——#905 (3)#2,315 (8)
2021#1,861 (107)#1,866 (15)——#883 (3)#3,280 (5)
2020#1,623 (128)#1,065 (31)——#544 (6)#2,873 (6)
2019#1,789 (114)#761 (50)——#395 (10)#2,188 (9)
2018#1,915 (104)#701 (57)#502 (6)—#734 (4)#2,151 (9)
2017#1,716 (124)#740 (54)#666 (4)—#324 (13)#2,041 (10)
2016#1,785 (116)#585 (72)——#302 (15)#1,690 (13)
2015#1,685 (126)#625 (66)—#426 (3)#378 (12)#1,757 (12)
2014#1,602 (134)#652 (61)#681 (4)#365 (4)#253 (20)#1,395 (17)
2013#1,761 (116)#554 (74)#663 (4)#327 (5)#304 (16)#1,792 (12)
2012#1,744 (118)#475 (94)#580 (5)#451 (3)#225 (24)#1,695 (13)
2011#1,690 (124)#530 (79)#515 (6)#363 (4)#207 (26)#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,250.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1917.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,100 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,100uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Karolina is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,100 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,700 to 1 in 8,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Karolina by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #619ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #633TXFlorida: #864FL
Karolina (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KarolinaCanadaGirls#1,97411
KarolinaEngland & WalesGirls#2,13813
KarolinaIrelandGirls—too few
KarolinaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KarolinaScotlandGirls—too few
KarolinaUSGirls#1,261177