Carolina is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “free man.” In 2024 it was given to 716 girls in the United States.
Carolina belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “free man” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Carolina first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #254 in 2004, and in 2024 716 babies received the name — 47,196 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Carolina means “free man” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Carolina is a girl name. In 2024, 716 babies received the name in the US.
Carolina comes from the Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Scandinavian tradition.
Carolina first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #254 in 2004, and 716 babies were given the name in 2024.
Carolina is pronounced /ˌkæɹəˈlaɪnə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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