Given name
Roline
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
Roline is a form of Caroline. In Latin use, Caroline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Roline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.” Roline is a form of Caroline. In Latin use, Caroline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Roline is used as a form of Caroline.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1930. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Roline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 6 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 6 in 1964. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Roline’s family of names
Roline is a form of Caroline. Roline has a related form in Rolene. Roline has a related form in Roelene.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Rollenevariant
- Rolenevariant
- Rolienevariant
- Roleinevariant
- Rolynevariant
- Rollinevariant
- Rollinavariant
- Rolleenvariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Roline
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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