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Karolina

Girl

Meaning of Karolina: Germanic: 'free man'

Karolina is a girl's name most strongly associated with Polish naming. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1223rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1223

177 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,676

First recorded 1917 · peak 2007

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 25 babies1989: 34 babies1990: 34 babies19901991: 27 babies1992: 56 babies1993: 86 babies1994: 100 babies1995: 88 babies1996: 98 babies1997: 108 babies1998: 98 babies1999: 103 babies2000: 112 babies20002001: 116 babies2002: 125 babies2003: 137 babies2004: 162 babies2005: 156 babies2006: 165 babies2007: 190 babies2008: 156 babies2009: 170 babies2010: 166 babies20102011: 124 babies2012: 118 babies2013: 116 babies2014: 134 babies2015: 126 babies2016: 116 babies2017: 124 babies2018: 104 babies2019: 114 babies2020: 128 babies20202021: 107 babies2022: 145 babies2023: 165 babies2024: 186 babies2025: 177 babies
US babies named Karolina per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 190.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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