Given name & surname
Karola
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
Karola is a variant of Karol. In English use, Karol carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karola is a variant of Karol. In English use, Karol 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 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karola through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 5 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 1954. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 432 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.
Karola’s family of names
In Polish usage, Karola has a diminutive in Lola. Karola has a related form in Karol. In Polish usage, Karola is a diminutive of Karolina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Karola
- Karola SubeEast German gymnastborn 1964
- Karola BlochPolish-German architect, socialist, and feminist1905–1994
- Karola EbelingGerman actressborn 1935
- Karola ZalaHungarian actress (1879-1970)
- Karola ObermuellerGerman composer of classical musicborn 1977
- Karola SzilvássyHungarian aristocrat and art patron from Transylvania, (1876-1948)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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