Karolyna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kar-o-LY-na
- Origin
- Germanic
Karolyna is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Karolyna mean?
Germanic: spelling of Carolyna, itself a variant of Carolina, a feminine form of Latin Carolus (Charles)
“free man”
Variant of Carolina, a feminine form of Carolus, the Latin form of Charles.
Meaning borrowed from Carolyna.
Is Karolyna a girl's or a boy's name?
Karolyna is a girls' name.
How popular is Karolyna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Karolyna in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karolyna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
Nicknames for Karolyna
- Carol 11 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Karolyna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mckenna, Kiara, Kennedy, Teagan, Brooklyn, Briella, Elianna, Isabella, Brynlee, Kinley, Sienna, Kianna
Names related to Karolyna
Carolyn, Karolina, Karoline, Karolyn, Koralynn, Karalyn, Karlyn, Koralyn
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, “Karolyna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karolyna, updated 20 October 2026.