Karin

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #7,967 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 99.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1967 · 949 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
28,532
since 1907

Karin over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Karin has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #275, 1967girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#10,6956
2024#7,96713#8,9878
2023#8,98911#7,73810
2022#7,28115#5,87415
2021#8,02413#10,7996
2020#7,96913#9,5547
2019#6,69817#9,7567
2018#5,15225—
2017#4,57630—
2016#5,13026—
2015#4,72529—
2014#5,16326—
2013#4,00237—
2012#4,60131—
2011#4,80729#10,8086
2010#3,88939—
2009#3,67743—
2008#3,52946—
2007#3,84841#8,1739
2006#3,09054#7,9989
2005#3,31746#11,4725
2004#3,12749#9,9486
2003#2,84054#10,8945
2002#2,60559#7,0559
2001#2,25971—
2000#2,17473—
1999#1,89383#8,7046
1998#1,88381#8,4796
1997#1,71890—
1996#1,73686—
1995#1,68487#7,7926
1994#1,368121—
1993#1,228141#8,7005
1992#1,434112—
1991#1,182148—
1990#1,110157#8,1175
1989#960181—
1988#940179#5,7517
1987#873195—
1986#797211#6,7215
1985#829196—
1984#643272—
1983#710240#6,2385
1982#606296—
1981#590312—
1980#552337—
1979#557331#5,3556
1978#470420#5,7725
1977#427474#4,1648
1976#433462—
1975#403503—
1974#373573#5,2275
1973#337654—
1972#340664#4,9865
1971#307876#4,9075
1970#2781,051—
1969#2801,009#4,4045
1968#278971#3,3657
1967#275949—
1966#296855—
1965#290918—
1964#310886—
1963#309898—
1962#326826—
1961#351734—
1960#356738—
1959#355721—
1958#356669—
1957#345690—
1956#324725—
1955#349606—
1954#363571—
1953#386482—
1952#377477—
1951#377468—
1950#423360—
1949#421347—
1948#367461—
1947#411384—
1946#475275—
1945#554175—
1944#502205—
1943#479236—
1942#342415—
1941#509185—
1940#614129—
1939#651109—
1938#682101—
1937#71192—
1936#92155—
1935#1,08441—
1934#1,12440—
1933#1,05044—
1932#1,29332—
1931#1,63522—
1930#1,74821—
1929#2,19115—
1928#2,19416—
1927#3,05310—
1926#3,04610—
1925#3,11610—
1924#3,6658—
1923#4,9675—
1922#2,95811—
1921#3,16410—
1920#3,3409—
1919#2,81311—
1918#2,37614—
1917#4,0836—
1916#2,65811—
1915#2,25513—
1914#2,12511—
1913#3,1875—
1912#2,6346—
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First appearance
1907

The first year at least five girls were named Karin! It came in at #1,821, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1908–1911, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Karin is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNHWashington: #227 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,570 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #230 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,167 girlsMNIllinois: #307 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,178 girlsILWisconsin: #314 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,101 girlsWIMichigan: #316 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,534 girlsMINew York: #316 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 3,300 girlsNYMassachusetts: #236 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,630 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedRIOregon: #296 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedSDIowa: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,411 girlsIAIndiana: #361 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,200 girlsINOhio: #407 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,781 girlsOHPennsylvania: #338 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,279 girlsPANew Jersey: #285 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,032 girlsNJConnecticut: #236 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,158 girlsCTCalifornia: #353 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,979 girlsCAUtah: #216 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,175 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #520 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,749 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedHITexas: #958 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,788 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#216 · 1 in 1,175
  2. Washington#227 · 1 in 1,570
  3. Minnesota#230 · 1 in 2,167
  4. Connecticut#236 · 1 in 2,158
  5. Massachusetts#236 · 1 in 2,630

Best ever in a state: #85 in Alaska, 1965.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#21671 in 1,175
Washington#227161 in 1,570
Minnesota#230151 in 2,167
Connecticut#23681 in 2,158
Massachusetts#236171 in 2,630
New Jersey#285141 in 3,032
Oregon#29661 in 2,505
Iowa#30081 in 3,411
Illinois#307271 in 3,178
Wisconsin#31491 in 4,101
Michigan#316201 in 3,534
New York#316431 in 3,300
Pennsylvania#338241 in 4,279
California#353381 in 2,979
Indiana#361101 in 4,200
Ohio#407151 in 5,781
Missouri#52051 in 7,749
Texas#95861 in 15,788
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Karin
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 210 spots in 1937 (#921 → #711)
  • Biggest drop: 186 spots in 1985 (#643 → #829)
Rise & fade · girls
60 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1907
  • Peaked 1967 at #275 (949 births)
  • Births halved by 1976, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 54 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1936–1989
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,663
  • Highest: 1 in 1,663 girls born in 1970 were named Karin (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 124,630 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #275 in 1967, was only 1 in 1,740 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 30.8% of all girls named Karin (8,784) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s6#1,821 (1907)#1,821
1910s77#2,125 (1914)#2,766
1920s104#2,191 (1929)#3,169
1930s557#651 (1939)#1,090
1940s2,812#342 (1942)#467
1950s5,769#324 (1956)#366
1960s8,784#275 (1967)#307
1970s6,008#278 (1970)#393
1980s2,419#552 (1980)#750
1990s1,106#1,110 (1990)#1,524
2000s536#2,174 (2000)#3,047
2010s289#3,889 (2010)#4,874
2020s65#7,281 (2022)#8,046

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Karin in 1949

girls
#421
347 births · 1 in 4,930 girls

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #421Karin347
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 4,930 of them was named Karin, which outranked 93.1% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karin
  1. #418Sadie352
  2. #418Tamara352
  3. #420Ina351
  4. #421Karin347
  5. #422Marilynn346
  6. #423Katharine345
  7. #424Dona344
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1949 →