How Many People Are Named Carolina?
people named Carolina are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,985 people in the US has this name
Based on 48,108 babies named Carolina in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,270 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinate feminine form of CAROLUS. This is the name of two American states: North and South Carolina. They were named for Charles I, king of England.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Carolina (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Carolina alive today is about 27 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Carolina first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2004, to 1,270 babies. In 2025, 769 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Carolina has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #254, in 2004. In 2025 it ranked #405.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #405 |
| Best rank | #254 (2004) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #289 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Carolina alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Carolina were born in California than in any other state: about 11,380 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Carolina was given 2.8 times as often in Texas, 2.3 times in New Mexico and 2.1 times in California.
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