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Origin & history of Carola1
Dutch / English / German / Germanic / Italian / Swedish roots
Carola comes from the Dutch / English / German / Germanic / Italian / Swedish tradition, meaning Free Woman.
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How popular is Carola?
1961
peak year
The name Carola reached its peak in 1961, with 29 registrations (ranked #2201). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1894. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #13160) today, averaging about 7 new babies per year. Carola has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 1,161 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
29
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,201)
(ranked #2,201)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,161
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Carola5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
C3
A1
R9
O6
L3
A1
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Carola🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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