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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #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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1948#367461—
1947#411384—
1946#475275—
1945#554175—
1944#502205—
1943#479236—
1942#342415—
1941#509185—
1940#614129—
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1936#92155—
1935#1,08441—
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1932#1,29332—
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1929#2,19115—
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1927#3,05310—
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1924#3,6658—
1923#4,9675—
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1921#3,16410—
1920#3,3409—
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1918#2,37614—
1917#4,0836—
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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 1988

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #429 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,450 girlsMNIllinois: #1,335 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,741 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedWIMichigan: #722 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,179 girlsMINew York: #622 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,752 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedRIOregon: #486 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,138 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: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedINOhio: #946 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,438 girlsOHPennsylvania: #858 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,987 girlsPANew Jersey: #545 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,529 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #931 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 8,461 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #531 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,485 girlsVAMaryland: #615 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,194 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedDEArizona: #696 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,037 girlsAZNew 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: #796 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,668 girlsNCSouth 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: #1,298 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 14,255 girlsTXFlorida: #1,304 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,584 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#429 · 1 in 3,450
  2. Oregon#486 · 1 in 3,138
  3. Virginia#531 · 1 in 4,485
  4. New Jersey#545 · 1 in 4,529
  5. Maryland#615 · 1 in 5,194

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#42981 in 3,450
Oregon#48651 in 3,138
Virginia#53181 in 4,485
New Jersey#545101 in 4,529
Maryland#61551 in 5,194
New York#622241 in 4,752
Arizona#69651 in 5,037
Michigan#72281 in 7,179
North Carolina#79651 in 7,668
Pennsylvania#85871 in 9,987
California#931271 in 8,461
Ohio#94661 in 11,438
Texas#1,29891 in 14,255
Florida#1,30451 in 14,584
Illinois#1,33551 in 14,741
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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 1988

girls
#940
179 births · 1 in 9,949 girls
boys
#5,751
7 births · 1 in 273,469 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #940Karin179

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #5,751Karin7
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 9,949 of them was named Karin, which outranked 93.2% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karin
  1. #935Kasie180
  2. #935Mattie180
  3. #935Salina180
  4. #940Karin179
  5. #940Casie179
  6. #940Christal179
  7. #940Kiera179
  8. #945Anthony178
  9. #945Carlie178
  10. #945Jada178

Tied with 4 names at #940; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 273,469 of them was named Karin, which outranked 32.3% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karin
  1. #5,200Zakariah8
  2. #5,200Zan8
  3. #5,200Zubair8
  4. #5,751Karin7
  5. #5,751Aakash7
  6. #5,751Abdias7
  7. #5,751Abelino7
  8. #6,426Abdon6
  9. #6,426Abdrew6
  10. #6,426Abed6

Tied with 674 names at #5,751; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →