Entry № 5246 · Spanish origin

Karol Karol — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kah-ROL /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Spanish
Meaning
"Free woman (Karol G, Colombian reggaeton superstar)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Medieval (Polish)

A name that means "free woman (karol g, colombian reggaeton superstar)".

Karol is the Spanish variant of Carol — and in Polish, the feminine form of the masculine Karol (Charles). Karol G (born Carolina Giraldo Navarro, 1991) — *Colombian reggaeton singer; her 2023 album Mañana Será Bonito became the first all-Spanish-language album by a woman to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. Her 2023 Mañana Será Bonito Tour became the highest-grossing tour ever by a Latin artist and the highest-grossing female Latin tour in history. Three Latin Grammy Awards including Album of the Year (2023) — the first solo female artist to win Latin Grammy Album of the Year. "Tusa" with Nicki Minaj (2019), "Bichota" (2020), "Provenza" (2022). The first solo female to headline the Coachella main stage (2024). Forbes 30 Under 30 (2020). "Karol" Wojtyła* (1920-2005) — Polish-born Pope John Paul II, masculine namesake.

Featured throughout 2020s Latin music.

Free woman. First all-Spanish album by a woman to debut at #1 on Billboard 200; highest-grossing Latin tour ever.

The name in its native script.

Karol
Transliteration
Karol
Pronunciation
/ kaˈɾol /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Karol stands.

Karol does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Karols before her.

Real people
Karol G
Colombian reggaeton singer.
born 1991
In fiction
Karol
Various Latin American media.

Names connected to Karol.

The number behind Karol.

3

The Communicator

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Karol reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.