Meaning of the nameKaroline
- Female
- French origin
- Germanic origin
- Ka-ro-li-ne
Karoline is a spelling of the name Caroline, which means “feminine form of Carolus (Carlos), from Germanic Karl, from a word meaning 'man'”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Carolus (Carlos), from Germanic Karl, from a word meaning 'man'”
Meaning of the name Caroline, of which Karoline is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Caroline · Behind the Name: Charles
- People (2022)
- 35,791
- Rank in Brazil
- #726
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 25,598
- people
Karoline in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Karoline, 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 (16,179 people).
35,651 women 140 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 Karoline is most common
States with the highest share of people named Karoline in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.030%
- Mato Grosso 0.029%
- Roraima 0.029%
- Acre 0.027%
- Distrito Federal 0.026%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 7,724 | 0.017% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,110 | 0.015% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,611 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 2,395 | 0.021% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,001 | 0.018% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,955 | 0.026% |
| Pará | 1,578 | 0.019% |
| Bahia | 1,565 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 1,364 | 0.019% |
| Amazonas | 1,197 | 0.030% |
| Ceará | 1,142 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 1,101 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 1,069 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,061 | 0.029% |
| Espírito Santo | 996 | 0.026% |
| Distrito Federal | 742 | 0.026% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 722 | 0.026% |
| Paraíba | 561 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 443 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 430 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 430 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 381 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 349 | 0.023% |
| Rondônia | 301 | 0.019% |
| Acre | 222 | 0.027% |
| Roraima | 183 | 0.029% |
| Amapá | 158 | 0.022% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Karoline
It swaps the initial C for a K and keeps the ending -ine; the dictionary lists it among the variants of Caroline.
About the name Caroline
Behind the Name defines Caroline as the French feminine form of Carolus, the Latin form of the Germanic name Karl, derived from a word meaning 'man' (Proto-Germanic karlaz); the same site records an alternative theory that links Karl to the Germanic element harjaz, 'army'. Wiktionary derives French Caroline from Italian Carolina or from Latin Carolīna, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil says the name probably comes from Carolina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 195,454 people named Caroline, with a median age of 25. The name is almost always female, peaked among people born in the 1990s and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The same dictionary lists Karoline, Karolyne and Carolyne among the spelling variants.
Other spellings of Caroline
Sources
- Behind the Name: Caroline · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Charles · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Caroline (English and French) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Caroline · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Karoline
What does the name Karoline mean?
Karoline means “feminine form of Carolus (Carlos), from Germanic Karl, from a word meaning 'man'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Caroline, of which Karoline is a spelling.
How many people are named Karoline in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 35,791 people with the first name Karoline, which ranks it number 726 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Karoline a boy's or a girl's name?
Karoline is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 35,651 women and 140 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Karoline?
Karoline is a name of French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Karoline most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.030% of the state's population is named Karoline (1,197 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Karoline?
Caroline, Karolyne and Carolyne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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