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Girl's name · #96 in the US (2025) · Vintage
Caroline reached its best rank, #55, in 2017 and ranked #96 in 2025. About 250,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco chose the name for their daughter, Caroline, born in January 1957. US births of Caroline rose from 702 in 1956 to 1,137 in 1957. Another rise came from 1,210 in 1960 to 2,198 in 1961, as John F. Kennedy took office with his daughter Caroline in the White House.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#190 in Austria (2025) · #387 in Ireland (2025) · #392 in Norway (2025) · #447 in Ecuador (2025) · #548 in Switzerland (2025) · #782 in Sweden (2025) · #892 in France (2025) · #1,280 in England & Wales (2025) · #531 in Canada (2024).
Among 3,745 notable people named Caroline:
Medical professionals appear 1.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Caroline Still Anderson, American physician, educator, and activist (1848–1919).
About 1,700 girls a year are given Callie as their full name, 390 boys Cal, and 66 Carrie.
Similar names: Carolina · Autumn · Katherine · Madeline · Audrey · Adeline
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