Girls' name · since 1915
Karoline
3,862 babies named Karoline in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,712 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,862
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karoline currently ranks #1712 among girls' names in America, with 3,862 babies recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karoline has been recorded 3,862 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #1712 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #3,057 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,712 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,862 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karoline ranks #3,057 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,712 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,862 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,712 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,862
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karoline's 3,862 recorded births place it above 95.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Karoline compares
3,862 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Karoline's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karoline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,862 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 139 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karoline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karoline's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 139, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karoline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 139
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Karoline by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,115 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Karoline's strongest decade.
1,115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Karoline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 58
1940s
58 births
- 1950s 94
1950s
94 births
- 1960s 231
1960s
231 births
- 1970s 225
1970s
225 births
- 1980s 230
1980s
230 births
- 1990s
1990s
519 births
- 2000s
2000s
768 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,115 births
- 2020s
2020s
548 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,115 births (29% of all-time use).
How Karoline compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karoline's total volume
Karoline by state
Where Karoline concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 370 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 348 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 160 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 105 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 65 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 60 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 41 | 1.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 41 | 1.1% |
370 of 3,862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Karoline appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karoline's data
- Karoline's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,115 total births) through the 2020s (548) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Karolines (370 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karoline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Karoline draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.