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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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—
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1957#345690—
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1954#363571—
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—
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1937#71192—
1936#92155—
1935#1,08441—
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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 1977

  • 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: #285 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,627 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: #191 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,176 girlsMNIllinois: #373 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,411 girlsILWisconsin: #324 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsWIMichigan: #287 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,969 girlsMINew York: #393 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,484 girlsNYMassachusetts: #333 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,451 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedRIOregon: #355 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,104 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: #428 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,788 girlsIAIndiana: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,523 girlsINOhio: #414 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,507 girlsOHPennsylvania: #293 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,953 girlsPANew Jersey: #259 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsNJConnecticut: #290 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsCTCalifornia: #462 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 2,822 girlsCAUtah: #376 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,450 girlsUTColorado: #266 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,422 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #363 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,582 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #457 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,524 girlsVAMaryland: #246 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,318 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: #252 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,008 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #671 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,664 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedALGeorgia: #757 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,568 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedHITexas: #824 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,176 girlsTXFlorida: #413 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,542 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#191 · 1 in 1,176
  2. Maryland#246 · 1 in 1,318
  3. District of Columbia#252 · 1 in 1,008
  4. New Jersey#259 · 1 in 1,468
  5. Colorado#266 · 1 in 1,422

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#191221 in 1,176
Maryland#246141 in 1,318
District of Columbia#25261 in 1,008
New Jersey#259251 in 1,468
Colorado#266121 in 1,422
Washington#285141 in 1,627
Michigan#287291 in 1,969
Connecticut#29081 in 1,781
Pennsylvania#293341 in 1,953
Wisconsin#324111 in 2,635
Massachusetts#333121 in 2,451
Oregon#35571 in 2,104
Missouri#363121 in 2,582
Illinois#373301 in 2,411
Utah#37661 in 2,450
New York#393411 in 2,484
Florida#413171 in 2,542
Ohio#414201 in 3,507
Indiana#426101 in 3,523
Iowa#42851 in 3,788
Virginia#45781 in 3,524
California#462531 in 2,822
Louisiana#67161 in 4,664
Georgia#75751 in 6,568
Texas#824141 in 7,176
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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 1977

girls
#427
474 births · 1 in 3,234 girls
boys
#4,164
8 births · 1 in 205,403 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #427Karin474

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #4,164Karin8
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 3,234 of them was named Karin, which outranked 96.2% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karin
  1. #424Kisha476
  2. #425Jeannie475
  3. #425Tia475
  4. #427Karin474
  5. #427Lana474
  6. #427Margarita474
  7. #430Claire472
  8. #431Celeste471
  9. #431Esmeralda471

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

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 205,403 of them was named Karin, which outranked 39.3% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karin
  1. #3,836Wilber9
  2. #3,836Yasin9
  3. #3,836Zacchaeus9
  4. #4,164Karin8
  5. #4,164Abdiel8
  6. #4,164Abdur8
  7. #4,164Adil8
  8. #4,582Abasi7
  9. #4,582Abdalla7
  10. #4,582Abhay7

Tied with 417 names at #4,164; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →