Carolin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAR-o-leen
- Origin
- Germanic
Carolin is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Carolin mean?
Germanic: German and Estonian form of Caroline, from Karl
“free man”
German form of Caroline, the feminine of Carolus, Latin for Charles.
Is Carolin a girl's or a boy's name?
Carolin is a girls' name.
How popular is Carolin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1942, with 39 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the girls named Carolin in the US since 1880 were born between 1946 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carolin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 12 | #3,999 |
| 1967 | 17 | #3,084 |
| 1966 | 19 | #2,838 |
| 1965 | 16 | #3,148 |
| 1964 | 18 | #2,999 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,437 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 23 | #2,511 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 24 | #2,248 |
| 1955 | 12 | #3,376 |
| 1954 | 24 | #2,185 |
| 1953 | 24 | #2,121 |
| 1952 | 20 | #2,326 |
| 1951 | 27 | #1,884 |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,793 |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,766 |
| 1948 | 31 | #1,668 |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,751 |
| 1946 | 31 | #1,582 |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,587 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,660 |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,663 |
| 1942 | 39 | #1,278 |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,384 |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,682 |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,300 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,340 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,317 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,262 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,157 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,846 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,007 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,665 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,973 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
Nicknames for Carolin
- Caro
- Lina 209 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Carolin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Robin Claudia Catherine Cynthia Rebecca Linda Alison Diana Allison Heidi Bernadette Kathleen
Names related to Carolin
Caroline Carolina Coraline Carolyn Karolina Karoline Carolynn Carlin
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Carolin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carolin, updated 20 October 2026.