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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • 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: #273 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,547 girlsWAIdaho: #188 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 774 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #364 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,748 girlsMNIllinois: #141 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 731 girlsILWisconsin: #363 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,587 girlsWIMichigan: #993 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 10,066 girlsMINew York: #145 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 815 girlsNYMassachusetts: #324 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,017 girlsMARhode Island: #155 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 752 girlsRIOregon: #315 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,873 girlsORNevada: #253 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedSDIowa: #361 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,585 girlsIAIndiana: #475 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,483 girlsINOhio: #521 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,386 girlsOHPennsylvania: #476 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,737 girlsPANew Jersey: #154 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 881 girlsNJConnecticut: #200 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsCTCalifornia: #65 for girls · 826 births · 1 in 317 girlsCAUtah: #465 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,658 girlsUTColorado: #246 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,388 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: #527 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,099 girlsVAMaryland: #364 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,510 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedDEArizona: #103 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 445 girlsAZNew Mexico: #147 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 625 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #750 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,642 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #166 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 651 girlsDCOklahoma: #492 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,411 girlsOKLouisiana: 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: #568 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,186 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedHITexas: #112 for girls · 251 births · 1 in 543 girlsTXFlorida: #178 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#65 · 1 in 317
  2. Arizona#103 · 1 in 445
  3. Texas#112 · 1 in 543
  4. Illinois#141 · 1 in 731
  5. New York#145 · 1 in 815

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#658261 in 317
Arizona#103581 in 445
Texas#1122511 in 543
Illinois#1411061 in 731
New York#1451461 in 815
New Mexico#147151 in 625
New Jersey#154531 in 881
Rhode Island#15571 in 752
District of Columbia#16691 in 651
Florida#178731 in 1,046
Idaho#18871 in 774
Connecticut#200151 in 1,236
Colorado#246151 in 1,388
Nevada#25361 in 1,186
Washington#273201 in 1,547
Oregon#31591 in 1,873
Massachusetts#324181 in 2,017
Iowa#36161 in 2,585
Wisconsin#363111 in 2,587
Maryland#364111 in 2,510
Minnesota#364101 in 2,748
Utah#46551 in 2,658
Indiana#475101 in 3,483
Pennsylvania#476191 in 3,737
Oklahoma#49251 in 3,411
Ohio#521161 in 4,386
Virginia#52791 in 4,099
Georgia#568101 in 4,186
North Carolina#75061 in 6,642
Michigan#99361 in 10,066
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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 1991

girls
#165
1,795 births · 1 in 1,045 girls
boys
#5,096
10 births · 1 in 202,033 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #165Karina1,795

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #5,096Karina10
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 1,045 of them was named Karina, which outranked 98.9% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karina
  1. #162Claire1,819
  2. #163Mallory1,804
  3. #164Mercedes1,798
  4. #165Karina1,795
  5. #166Hillary1,791
  6. #167Britney1,784
  7. #168Priscilla1,779
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 202,033 of them was named Karina, which outranked 47.2% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karina
  1. #4,760Yechezkel11
  2. #4,760Yisrael11
  3. #4,760Zeferino11
  4. #5,096Karina10
  5. #5,096Aarion10
  6. #5,096Abdon10
  7. #5,096Abhinav10
  8. #5,521Abdalla9
  9. #5,521Abdias9
  10. #5,521Abhay9

Tied with 424 names at #5,096; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →