Given name

Carolie

“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”

Carolie is a variant of Carol. In English use, Carol carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Carolie is a variant of Carol. In English use, Carol 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 1931. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Carolie through the years

Babies since 1880
93
0 boys · 93 girls
Most popular year
1937
10 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02.557.51019401960198020002025Highest share 19370.0
Carolie in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1931–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1968. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 180 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.

Carolie’s family of names

Carolie has a related form in Carol.

Walk Carolie’s family in the name graph

CarolieCaroleeCarol

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Carolie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Carolyne

“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”

15Very rareCooling

>99% girls

French

Carole

“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”

15Very rareCooling

>99% girls

 

Carolynn

“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”

31RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Carolann

“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”

11Very rareCooling

>99% girls

 

Cubie

0Not recently recorded

20% boys · 80% girls

 

Loralee

14Very rareEasing

>99% girls

 

Margorie

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Carolie’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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