Given name & surname
Karolin
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
In Swedish use, Karolin has a related form in Caroline. In Latin use, Caroline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Karolin has a related form in 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 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karolin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 0 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 8 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 7 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 442 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.
Karolin’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Karolin has a related form in Caroline. In Swedish usage, Karolin has a related form in Karolina. In Estonian usage, Karolin has a related form in KAROLIINA.
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Around the world
Karolin has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Karolin
- Karolin HorchlerGerman biathleteborn 1989
- Karolin Braunsberger-ReinholdGerman politicianborn 1986
- Karolin ThomasGerman footballerborn 1985
- Karolin Margret NatasaIndonesian politicianborn 1982
- Karolin LugerAustrian-American biochemist, biophysicist, and professorborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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