How Many People Are Named Caraline?
An estimated 1,075 people in the United States have the first name Caraline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Caraline peaked in popularity in 2011 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caraline as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caraline paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,075
About 1 in 318,841 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2011
55 births
Total Registered
1,092
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caraline
Caraline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,092 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Caraline as a female name
Ranked #6,191 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (55 births)
Caraline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caraline span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 422 babies were registered. Caraline has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caraline by Decade
How has Caraline tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caraline by State
Birth registrations for Caraline span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, Tennessee. The lowest are in New York, North Carolina, Missouri. On average, about 9 Caralines were registered per state.
Caraline + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caraline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caraline
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Caraline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caraline?
We estimate approximately 1,075 people named Caraline are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 318,841 Americans share this first name.
Is Caraline a common name?
Caraline is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,092 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caraline most popular?
Caraline reached peak popularity in 2011, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caraline is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caraline a female name?
Caraline is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caraline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caraline Smith, Caraline Johnson, Caraline Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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