Girls name
Carolina
Carolina is a girls' name given to 42,896 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 2004 with 1,248 births. It has appeared in 43 states, and reached its highest rank of 49th among girls names in New Mexico in 1911.
Which states favor Carolina
Carolina by state
Top states by all-time births named Carolina. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 11,919 | #243 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 11,377 | #167 (2025) |
| 3 | Florida | 3,596 | #313 (2025) |
| 4 | New York | 2,718 | #682 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 2,025 | #326 (2025) |
| 6 | Arizona | 1,378 | — |
| 7 | North Carolina | 1,231 | — |
| 8 | New Jersey | 963 | — |
| 9 | Georgia | 814 | — |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 525 | — |
| 11 | New Mexico | 521 | — |
| 12 | South Carolina | 497 | — |
| 13 | Virginia | 478 | — |
| 14 | Colorado | 437 | — |
| 15 | Washington | 412 | — |
| 16 | Tennessee | 390 | — |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | 366 | — |
| 18 | Maryland | 291 | — |
| 19 | Nevada | 274 | — |
| 20 | Michigan | 271 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).