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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #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—
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1962#326826—
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1953#386482—
1952#377477—
1951#377468—
1950#423360—
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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 1961

  • 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: #232 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,264 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: #177 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 920 girlsMNIllinois: #247 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,666 girlsILWisconsin: #286 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,600 girlsWIMichigan: #314 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,715 girlsMINew York: #272 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,697 girlsNYMassachusetts: #229 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,801 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedRIOregon: #250 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,415 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: #399 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,045 girlsIAIndiana: #396 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,839 girlsINOhio: #345 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,066 girlsOHPennsylvania: #327 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsPANew Jersey: #208 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,305 girlsNJConnecticut: #233 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsCTCalifornia: #266 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 1,523 girlsCAUtah: #291 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,514 girlsUTColorado: #280 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,656 girlsCONebraska: #352 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,957 girlsNEMissouri: #388 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,692 girlsMOKentucky: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,986 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #597 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,033 girlsVAMaryland: #529 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,065 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #372 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,644 girlsDCOklahoma: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,316 girlsOKLouisiana: 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: #582 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 5,080 girlsTXFlorida: #433 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,576 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#177 · 1 in 920
  2. New Jersey#208 · 1 in 1,305
  3. Massachusetts#229 · 1 in 1,801
  4. Washington#232 · 1 in 1,264
  5. Connecticut#233 · 1 in 1,535

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#177421 in 920
New Jersey#208451 in 1,305
Massachusetts#229301 in 1,801
Washington#232221 in 1,264
Connecticut#233161 in 1,535
Illinois#247641 in 1,666
Oregon#250111 in 1,415
California#2661151 in 1,523
New York#272991 in 1,697
Colorado#280121 in 1,656
Wisconsin#286171 in 2,600
Utah#29171 in 1,514
Michigan#314321 in 2,715
Pennsylvania#327391 in 2,847
Oklahoma#33091 in 2,316
Ohio#345341 in 3,066
Nebraska#35251 in 2,957
District of Columbia#37251 in 2,644
Missouri#388121 in 3,692
Indiana#396131 in 3,839
Iowa#39971 in 4,045
Kentucky#41481 in 3,986
Florida#433141 in 3,576
Maryland#52951 in 6,065
Texas#582221 in 5,080
Virginia#59751 in 8,033
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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 1961

girls
#351
734 births · 1 in 2,750 girls

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #351Karin734
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 2,750 of them was named Karin, which outranked 95.3% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karin
  1. #348Eleanor749
  2. #349Candace742
  3. #350Bertha739
  4. #351Karin734
  5. #351Dina734
  6. #353Billie733
  7. #354Luann729
  8. #355Jeri717

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →