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
- Peak · girls
- 1967 · 949 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 28,532since 1907
Karin over time
Rank among girls' names. Karin has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #10,695 | 6 | |
| 2024 | #7,967 | 13 | #8,987 | 8 |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | #7,738 | 10 |
| 2022 | #7,281 | 15 | #5,874 | 15 |
| 2021 | #8,024 | 13 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #9,554 | 7 |
| 2019 | #6,698 | 17 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #5,152 | 25 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,576 | 30 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,130 | 26 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,725 | 29 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,163 | 26 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,002 | 37 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,601 | 31 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,807 | 29 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #3,889 | 39 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,677 | 43 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,529 | 46 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,848 | 41 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #3,090 | 54 | #7,998 | 9 |
| 2005 | #3,317 | 46 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #3,127 | 49 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #2,840 | 54 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #2,605 | 59 | #7,055 | 9 |
| 2001 | #2,259 | 71 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,174 | 73 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,893 | 83 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #1,883 | 81 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #1,718 | 90 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,736 | 86 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,684 | 87 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #1,368 | 121 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,228 | 141 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #1,434 | 112 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,182 | 148 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,110 | 157 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #960 | 181 | — | |
| 1988 | #940 | 179 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #873 | 195 | — | |
| 1986 | #797 | 211 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #829 | 196 | — | |
| 1984 | #643 | 272 | — | |
| 1983 | #710 | 240 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #606 | 296 | — | |
| 1981 | #590 | 312 | — | |
| 1980 | #552 | 337 | — | |
| 1979 | #557 | 331 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #470 | 420 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #427 | 474 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #433 | 462 | — | |
| 1975 | #403 | 503 | — | |
| 1974 | #373 | 573 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #337 | 654 | — | |
| 1972 | #340 | 664 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #307 | 876 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #278 | 1,051 | — | |
| 1969 | #280 | 1,009 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #278 | 971 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #275 | 949 | — | |
| 1966 | #296 | 855 | — | |
| 1965 | #290 | 918 | — | |
| 1964 | #310 | 886 | — | |
| 1963 | #309 | 898 | — | |
| 1962 | #326 | 826 | — | |
| 1961 | #351 | 734 | — | |
| 1960 | #356 | 738 | — | |
| 1959 | #355 | 721 | — | |
| 1958 | #356 | 669 | — | |
| 1957 | #345 | 690 | — | |
| 1956 | #324 | 725 | — | |
| 1955 | #349 | 606 | — | |
| 1954 | #363 | 571 | — | |
| 1953 | #386 | 482 | — | |
| 1952 | #377 | 477 | — | |
| 1951 | #377 | 468 | — | |
| 1950 | #423 | 360 | — | |
| 1949 | #421 | 347 | — | |
| 1948 | #367 | 461 | — | |
| 1947 | #411 | 384 | — | |
| 1946 | #475 | 275 | — | |
| 1945 | #554 | 175 | — | |
| 1944 | #502 | 205 | — | |
| 1943 | #479 | 236 | — | |
| 1942 | #342 | 415 | — | |
| 1941 | #509 | 185 | — | |
| 1940 | #614 | 129 | — | |
| 1939 | #651 | 109 | — | |
| 1938 | #682 | 101 | — | |
| 1937 | #711 | 92 | — | |
| 1936 | #921 | 55 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,084 | 41 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,124 | 40 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,050 | 44 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,293 | 32 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,635 | 22 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | — | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | — | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | — | |
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| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#185 · 1 in 1,106
- Wisconsin#249 · 1 in 1,704
- District of Columbia#263 · 1 in 1,106
- Massachusetts#333 · 1 in 2,471
- Illinois#348 · 1 in 2,216
Best ever in a state: #85 in Alaska, 1965.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #185 | 24 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Wisconsin | #249 | 17 | 1 in 1,704 |
| District of Columbia | #263 | 5 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Massachusetts | #333 | 12 | 1 in 2,471 |
| Illinois | #348 | 32 | 1 in 2,216 |
| Michigan | #350 | 22 | 1 in 2,616 |
| New York | #353 | 46 | 1 in 2,138 |
| Pennsylvania | #354 | 26 | 1 in 2,539 |
| Virginia | #364 | 11 | 1 in 2,531 |
| New Jersey | #367 | 16 | 1 in 2,267 |
| Oklahoma | #386 | 7 | 1 in 2,429 |
| Utah | #395 | 6 | 1 in 2,528 |
| Connecticut | #396 | 5 | 1 in 2,838 |
| Maryland | #401 | 7 | 1 in 2,608 |
| Oregon | #401 | 6 | 1 in 2,574 |
| Colorado | #418 | 6 | 1 in 2,883 |
| Ohio | #443 | 18 | 1 in 3,831 |
| Kentucky | #459 | 6 | 1 in 3,981 |
| Washington | #460 | 7 | 1 in 3,278 |
| California | #500 | 48 | 1 in 3,194 |
| Florida | #500 | 13 | 1 in 3,386 |
| South Carolina | #505 | 5 | 1 in 3,410 |
| Arizona | #522 | 5 | 1 in 3,277 |
| Indiana | #538 | 7 | 1 in 4,971 |
| Georgia | #545 | 8 | 1 in 4,031 |
| North Carolina | #721 | 5 | 1 in 6,474 |
| Texas | #882 | 13 | 1 in 7,953 |
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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
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 210 spots in 1937 (#921 → #711)
- Biggest drop: 186 spots in 1985 (#643 → #829)
- Debuted 1907
- Peaked 1967 at #275 (949 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1936–1989
- 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
- 30.8% of all girls named Karin (8,784) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,821 (1907) | #1,821 |
| 1910s | 77 | #2,125 (1914) | #2,766 |
| 1920s | 104 | #2,191 (1929) | #3,169 |
| 1930s | 557 | #651 (1939) | #1,090 |
| 1940s | 2,812 | #342 (1942) | #467 |
| 1950s | 5,769 | #324 (1956) | #366 |
| 1960s | 8,784 | #275 (1967) | #307 |
| 1970s | 6,008 | #278 (1970) | #393 |
| 1980s | 2,419 | #552 (1980) | #750 |
| 1990s | 1,106 | #1,110 (1990) | #1,524 |
| 2000s | 536 | #2,174 (2000) | #3,047 |
| 2010s | 289 | #3,889 (2010) | #4,874 |
| 2020s | 65 | #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 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 3,647 of them was named Karin, which outranked 95.9% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 328,367 of them was named Karin, which outranked 14.6% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 990 names at #5,772; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.