Caraline
Caraline was the 7206th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 3060th with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,593 places. More babies were named Caraline in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,206 girls, down 2,423 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201155 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,108babies recorded
Caraline popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,206 | 15 |
| 2020 | #4,783 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,699 | 42 |
| 2000 | #4,552 | 26 |
| 1990 | #7,969 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #8,129 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Caraline, counting every spelling?
Caraline is the most common spelling of a name family that had 53 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 53 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caraline | 15 | #7,206 | 104 |
| Karaline | 14 | #7,671 | 60 |
| Karalyn | 11 | #9,153 | 55 |
| Karalynn | 7 | #12,525 | 52 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Caraline?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caraline (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Caraline born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caraline.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caraline?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Caraline are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 25. That makes Caraline mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Caraline by state
How common Caraline was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Caraline
How popular is the name Caraline?
Caraline was the 7206th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 3060th with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,593 places. More babies were named Caraline in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Caraline a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Caraline in the US.
Where is Caraline most popular?
In 2021–2025, Caraline was most common in Kentucky (0.06 per 1,000 girls).