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Carolina

Carolina is currently the #405 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 769 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #450, now it sits at #405. Looking at the full record since 1880, Carolina hit its all-time high of #254 in 2004, when 1,270 girls were given the name. State by state, Texas leads the way at #167.

Rankings

2025 rank
#405
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#254
in 2004 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
769
girls named Carolina

Carolina popularity, 1880–2025

0.019%0.037%0.056%0.075%18801900192019401960198020002020#254 in 2004
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2004

Where Carolina is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025NH—Washington: #390 (18 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)WA#390Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025ND—Minnesota: #659 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#659Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #735 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#735New York: #679 (24 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NY#679Massachusetts: #519 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MA#519Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025RI—Oregon: #548 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#548Nevada: #328 (8 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)NV#328Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025IA—Illinois: #325 (33 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)IL#325Indiana: #721 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#721Ohio: #1134 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1134Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: #422 (18 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NJ#422Connecticut: #540 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CT#540California: #241 (137 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)CA#241Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025UT—Colorado: #456 (12 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)CO#456Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: #498 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KY#498West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025WV—Virginia: #573 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#573Maryland: #549 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#549Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025DE—Arizona: #306 (23 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)AZ#306New Mexico: #296 (5 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)NM#296Kansas: #578 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KS#578Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025AR—Tennessee: #645 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#645North Carolina: #360 (30 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NC#360South Carolina: #294 (17 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)SC#294District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #697 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OK#697Louisiana: #776 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)LA#776Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025MS—Alabama: #481 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AL#481Georgia: #452 (25 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)GA#452Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carolina in 2025HI—Texas: #167 (196 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)TX#167Florida: #312 (59 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)FL#312
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Texas (#167), New Mexico (#296), South Carolina (#294)

Uniqueness score

37/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Carolina in the most recent year of SSA data.

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