Caroline
Girl8 letters
#381
in Ireland (2025)
#379 with spellings combined
10
babies in 2025
#3
best rank (1979)
13,199
babies since 1964
Down 34
10-year rank change
Caroline through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #379 |
| 2024 | 7 | #494 |
| 2023 | 5 | #612 |
| 2022 | 8 | #453 |
| 2021 | 9 | #430 |
| 2020 | 9 | #407 |
| 2019 | 5 | #613 |
| 2018 | 12 | #358 |
| 2017 | 13 | #325 |
| 2016 | 6 | #588 |
| 2015 | 14 | #345 |
| 2014 | 21 | #242 |
| 2013 | 18 | #274 |
| 2012 | 19 | #265 |
| 2011 | 13 | #361 |
| 2010 | 25 | #225 |
| 2009 | 17 | #284 |
| 2008 | 32 | #181 |
| 2007 | 17 | #267 |
| 2006 | 19 | #226 |
| 2005 | 27 | #166 |
| 2004 | 32 | #140 |
| 2003 | 37 | #129 |
| 2002 | 31 | #141 |
| 2001 | 22 | #180 |
| 2000 | 39 | #109 |
| 1999 | 39 | #102 |
| 1998 | 36 | #103 |
| 1997 | 71 | #76 |
| 1996 | 97 | #57 |
| 1995 | 91 | #58 |
| 1994 | 104 | #53 |
| 1993 | 121 | #49 |
| 1992 | 143 | #44 |
| 1991 | 134 | #47 |
| 1990 | 173 | #34 |
| 1989 | 144 | #44 |
| 1988 | 202 | #24 |
| 1987 | 222 | #30 |
| 1986 | 304 | #23 |
| 1985 | 307 | #21 |
| 1984 | 351 | #18 |
| 1983 | 414 | #16 |
| 1982 | 444 | #18 |
| 1981 | 491 | #12 |
| 1980 | 573 | #7 |
| 1979 | 647 | #3 |
| 1978 | 578 | #5 |
| 1977 | 563 | #6 |
| 1976 | 564 | #5 |
| 1975 | 517 | #7 |
| 1974 | 581 | #4 |
| 1973 | 604 | #5 |
| 1972 | 488 | #11 |
| 1971 | 484 | #11 |
| 1970 | 443 | #10 |
| 1969 | 431 | #11 |
| 1968 | 457 | #9 |
| 1967 | 396 | #12 |
| 1966 | 400 | #13 |
| 1965 | 501 | #10 |
| 1964 | 617 | #7 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Caroline yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | 10 | 13,199 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #112 (1998); 110 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.