Karolin
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Karolina and Caroline.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Karolin (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Karolin has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 712 |
| 2000 | 720 |
| 2001 | 736 |
| 2002 | 748 |
| 2003 | 759 |
| 2004 | 764 |
| 2005 | 767 |
| 2006 | 778 |
| 2007 | 779 |
| 2008 | 787 |
| 2009 | 789 |
| 2010 | 797 |
| 2011 | 792 |
| 2012 | 790 |
| 2013 | 790 |
| 2014 | 794 |
| 2015 | 804 |
| 2016 | 806 |
| 2017 | 813 |
| 2018 | 815 |
| 2019 | 816 |
| 2020 | 820 |
Karolin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Karolin.Hi! My name is Karolin.
- Karolin ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Karolin called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Karolin kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Karolin is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Karolins mamma är lärare.Karolin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Karolins mamma is Karolin's mum.
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Questions about Karolin
How do you pronounce Karolin in Swedish?
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What does the name Karolin mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Karolina and Caroline.
How popular is Karolin in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Karolin in 2022. In 2020, 820 people in Sweden had Karolin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.