Given name & surname
Carolin
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”·“the little champion”
In Swedish use, Carolin has a related form in Caroline. In Latin use, Caroline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.” Carolin is a variant of Carollan. One Irish interpretation is “the little champion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Carolin has a related form in Caroline. In Latin use, Caroline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.” Carolin is a variant of Carollan. One Irish interpretation is “the little champion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carolin is a variant of Carollan. An origin associated with Carollan is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carolin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,255
- 0 boys · 1,255 girls
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 39 in 1942. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,410 as a first name in 2020; 229 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carolin’s family of names
In German usage, Carolin is a diminutive of Caroline. In Swedish usage, Carolin has a related form in Karolina. In Swedish usage, Carolin has a related form in Caroline.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Carolin
- Carolin SimonGerman association football playerborn 1992
- Carolin LeonhardtGerman canoeistborn 1984
- Carolin SchäferGerman heptathleteborn 1991
- Carolin GolubytskyiGerman fencerborn 1985
- Carolin NytraGerman hurdlerborn 1985
- Carolin EmckeGerman journalist; Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2016born 1967
- Carolin HingstGerman pole vaulterborn 1980
- Carolin KebekusGerman comedianborn 1980
- Carolin Tahhan FachakhSyrian nun who cares for women and children in Aleppoborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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