Given name & surname
Caroly
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”·“a free man”
Caroly is a variant of Carol. In English use, Carol carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.” Caroly is a variant of Carl. In German use, Carl carries the interpretation “a free man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Caroly is a variant of Carol. In English use, Carol carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.” Caroly is a variant of Carl. In German use, Carl carries the interpretation “a free man.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caroly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 112
- 0 boys · 112 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 9 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 5 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 491 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.
Caroly’s family of names
Caroly has a related form in Carol. Caroly has a related form in Carl. In German usage, Caroly as a surname has a related form in Karl.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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