Given name
Carolann
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
Carolann is a variant of Caroline. In Latin use, Caroline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carolann is a variant of Caroline. In Latin use, Caroline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1932. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carolann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,652
- 0 boys · 5,652 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 254 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,377 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,377 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 254 in 1946. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,341 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carolann’s family of names
Carolann has a related form in Caroline.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Carolann
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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