The baby name Carolin is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈkærəlɪn/ (CARE-ə-lin),English (alternate): /kəˈroʊlɪn/ (kuh-ROH-lin),German/Scandinavian: /kaʁoˈliːn/ (kah-roh-LEEN).
Carolin is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Carolin is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈkærəlɪn/ (CARE-ə-lin),English (alternate): /kəˈroʊlɪn/ (kuh-ROH-lin),German/Scandinavian: /kaʁoˈliːn/ (kah-roh-LEEN).
Carolin is Germanic in Origin.
Carolin is a German and Scandinavian feminine given name, a streamlined form of Caroline, itself from the Latin Carolus, the medieval Latinized version of Karl/Charles. The underlying Proto-Germanic root *karlaz denotes “man; free person,” yielding the common meaning “free woman” for feminine forms. In German usage Carolin is typically pronounced KAH-ro-leen and found in records since the 18th–19th centuries alongside Caroline.
Use spread through German-speaking lands and northern Europe, buoyed by dynastic popularity of the Charles/Caroline family across courts and by reverence for Charlemagne. The name saw steady to strong use in late 20th‑century Germany and remains familiar today. Variants and cognates include Caroline, Karoline, Karolin, Karolina, Karolína, Carolina, Carolien, Carolyn, and Caroleen; masculine counterparts are Karl, Carl, Charles, and Karol. Common diminutives are Caro and Lina, with Carrie or Carly in English contexts.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #36 | 2 | 1,051 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #105 | 3,993 | 4,949 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #125 | 14 | 1,888 |
| Germany | 0 | #126 | 492 | 2,542 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #169 | 5 | 1,585 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| UY | 0 | #181 | 2 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| Austria | 0 | #199 | 15 | 850 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #274 | 5 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #289 | 136 | 1,885 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #324 | 6 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #325 | 5 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #334 | 5 | 5,948 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #360 | 5 | 5,096 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #382 | 10 | 1,368 |
| EG | 0 | #390 | 11 | 6,387 | |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #427 | 8 | 6,867 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #444 | 38 | 9,861 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 38 | 7,500 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #490 | 21 | 6,731 |
| CO | 0 | #503 | 8 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #516 | 17 | 11,342 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #569 | 18 | 18,916 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #599 | 13 | 9,488 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #604 | 14 | 11,648 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #621 | 11 | 13,121 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #623 | 8 | 8,289 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #645 | 14 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #693 | 22 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #696 | 43 | 3,895 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #698 | 31 | 11,684 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #714 | 138 | 14,098 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #777 | 10 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #820 | 10 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #889 | 71 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #890 | 54 | 14,861 |
| United States | Girls | 2019 | #903 | 10 | 8,965 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #923 | 13 | 25,931 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #931 | 25 | 5,933 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #932 | 10 | 12,708 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #935 | 144 | 16,140 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #943 | 41 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #974 | 21 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,105 | 24 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,115 | 27 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 33 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,159 | 18 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,201 | 11 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,283 | 164 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Carolin is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:
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