Meaning of the nameCarolini
- Female
- Ca-ro-li-ni
Carolini is a feminine name of uncertain origin, also written Karoliny and Caroliny, with a spelling close to Carolina and Caroline.
Meaning
The meaning of Carolini is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,361
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,572
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,679
- people
Carolini in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Carolini, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,047 people).
2,351 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Carolini is most common
States with the highest share of people named Carolini in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 707 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 446 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 377 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 206 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 117 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 112 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 96 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 35 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Carolini
The origin of the spellings Carolini, Karoliny and Caroliny is uncertain. They resemble Carolina, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), links to the French Caroline and the Latin Carolus, possibly via the Italian Carolina, and Caroline, which the same dictionary says probably comes from Carolina. The three differ in the initial K or C and in the ending in i or y. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,361 people named Carolini, with a median age of 25. Almost all are women, and most were born in the 1990s and 2000s.
It is the only one in the group with an initial C and an ending in i.
Other spellings of Carolini
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carolina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Caroline · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Carolini
What does the name Carolini mean?
The meaning of Carolini is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Carolini in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,361 people with the first name Carolini, which ranks it number 4,572 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Carolini a boy's or a girl's name?
Carolini is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,351 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Carolini most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Carolini (377 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Carolini?
Karoliny and Caroliny. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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