Karina

#749 for girls in 2025, 363 births · Last seen for boys in 2001 at #10,556
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1996 · 2,868 births
Debut · girls
11 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
61,464
since 1956

Karina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Karina has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #108, 1996girls
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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
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2025#749363—
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2021#677432—
2020#610477—
2019#571532—
2018#596511—
2017#548564—
2016#492633—
2015#459691—
2014#432740—
2013#388802—
2012#366858—
2011#341933—
2010#2931,112—
2009#2941,122—
2008#2371,444—
2007#2171,589—
2006#2251,530—
2005#2121,630—
2004#1971,734—
2003#1691,976—
2002#1681,959—
2001#1661,963#10,5565
2000#1592,133#10,3495
1999#1352,378—
1998#1442,235#5,46611
1997#1322,374#6,6188
1996#1082,868#7,1367
1995#1092,985#3,85416
1994#1402,262#4,09415
1993#1432,202#3,66117
1992#1581,949#3,45918
1991#1651,795#5,09610
1990#1881,564#4,99310
1989#1821,539#2,90221
1988#2041,288#3,70513
1987#288849#3,20115
1986#334722#3,00516
1985#351671#3,40113
1984#349658—
1983#349647#3,41112
1982#351667#3,96610
1981#357656#4,5098
1980#351674#4,9407
1979#417506#4,0689
1978#424478—
1977#475406#4,5827
1976#534328—
1975#587276—
1974#709206—
1973#757180—
1972#784174—
1971#870154—
1970#877152—
1969#975121—
1968#1,05699—
1967#1,34866—
1966#1,35165—
1965#1,25673—
1964#1,39365—
1963#1,78742—
1962#1,12693—
1961#1,66646—
1960#3,09516—
1959#3,25414—
1958#2,86217—
1957#4,2029—
1956#3,69611—
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First appearance
1956

The first year at least five girls were named Karina! It came in at #3,696, and was given to 11 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1956–1957, when fewer than 12 girls a year got the name.

Where Karina is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedNHWashington: #300 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,734 girlsWAIdaho: #146 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 642 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #407 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,143 girlsMNIllinois: #127 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 672 girlsILWisconsin: #407 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,255 girlsWIMichigan: #707 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,716 girlsMINew York: #161 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 928 girlsNYMassachusetts: #280 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,925 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedRIOregon: #312 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,785 girlsORNevada: #140 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 683 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedINOhio: #1,101 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,970 girlsOHPennsylvania: #600 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,525 girlsPANew Jersey: #182 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,116 girlsNJConnecticut: #180 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsCTCalifornia: #71 for girls · 699 births · 1 in 349 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedUTColorado: #395 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,573 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedWVVirginia: #453 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,373 girlsVAMaryland: #632 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,541 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedDEArizona: #117 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 636 girlsAZNew Mexico: #244 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsNMKansas: #257 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedALGeorgia: #582 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,649 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedHITexas: #111 for girls · 221 births · 1 in 604 girlsTXFlorida: #170 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#71 · 1 in 349
  2. Texas#111 · 1 in 604
  3. Arizona#117 · 1 in 636
  4. Illinois#127 · 1 in 672
  5. Nevada#140 · 1 in 683

Best ever in a state: #34 in California, 1995.

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StateRankBirthsShare
California#716991 in 349
Texas#1112211 in 604
Arizona#117401 in 636
Illinois#1271151 in 672
Nevada#14091 in 683
Idaho#14681 in 642
New York#1611281 in 928
Florida#170761 in 1,013
Connecticut#180181 in 1,062
New Jersey#182431 in 1,116
New Mexico#24481 in 1,144
Kansas#257101 in 1,413
Massachusetts#280201 in 1,925
Washington#300171 in 1,734
Oregon#31291 in 1,785
Colorado#39581 in 2,573
Minnesota#40791 in 3,143
Wisconsin#40791 in 3,255
Virginia#453111 in 3,373
Georgia#58291 in 4,649
Pennsylvania#600131 in 5,525
Maryland#63251 in 5,541
Michigan#70791 in 6,716
Ohio#1,10151 in 13,970
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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 Karina
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 23 spots since 2024 (#772 → #749)
  • 139 spots since 2020 (#610 → #749)
  • 290 spots since 2015 (#459 → #749)
  • Biggest jump: 122 spots in 1975 (#709 → #587)
  • Biggest drop: 67 spots in 2021 (#610 → #677)
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1956
  • Peaked 1996 at #108 (2,868 births)
  • Births halved by 2009, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1969–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 589
  • Highest: 1 in 589 girls born in 1995 were named Karina (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,428 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #108 in 1996, was only 1 in 611 (0.16%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 36.8% of all girls named Karina (22,612) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s51#2,862 (1958)#3,504
1960s686#975 (1969)#1,505
1970s2,860#417 (1979)#643
1980s8,371#182 (1989)#312
1990s22,612#108 (1996)#142
2000s17,080#159 (2000)#204
2010s7,376#293 (2010)#449
2020s2,428#610 (2020)#711

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.

Karina in 1989

girls
#182
1,539 births · 1 in 1,198 girls
boys
#2,902
21 births · 1 in 95,282 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #182Karina1,539

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #2,902Karina21
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 1,198 of them was named Karina, which outranked 98.7% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karina
  1. #179Carly1,553
  2. #180Theresa1,546
  3. #181Heidi1,540
  4. #182Karina1,539
  5. #183Kirsten1,538
  6. #184Teresa1,534
  7. #185Arielle1,530
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 95,282 of them was named Karina, which outranked 68.6% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karina
  1. #2,784Yesenia22
  2. #2,784Yves22
  3. #2,784Zacchaeus22
  4. #2,902Karina21
  5. #2,902Abrahan21
  6. #2,902Addam21
  7. #2,902Adil21
  8. #2,989Adel20
  9. #2,989Adrienne20
  10. #2,989Alen20

Tied with 86 names at #2,902; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →