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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #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 1995

  • 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: #132 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 561 girlsWAIdaho: #179 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 699 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #382 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,497 girlsMNIllinois: #83 for girls · 203 births · 1 in 357 girlsILWisconsin: #191 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,040 girlsWIMichigan: #411 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,770 girlsMINew York: #122 for girls · 179 births · 1 in 601 girlsNYMassachusetts: #146 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 733 girlsMARhode Island: #132 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 507 girlsRIOregon: #111 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 451 girlsORNevada: #77 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 287 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedSDIowa: #325 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,026 girlsIAIndiana: #296 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,819 girlsINOhio: #572 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,534 girlsOHPennsylvania: #306 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,949 girlsPANew Jersey: #93 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 441 girlsNJConnecticut: #183 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 913 girlsCTCalifornia: #34 for girls · 1,134 births · 1 in 207 girlsCAUtah: #181 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 779 girlsUTColorado: #123 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 520 girlsCONebraska: #150 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 641 girlsNEMissouri: #453 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,959 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedWVVirginia: #279 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,624 girlsVAMaryland: #243 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,297 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedDEArizona: #62 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 270 girlsAZNew Mexico: #91 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 342 girlsNMKansas: #232 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsKSArkansas: #404 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,320 girlsARTennessee: #570 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,186 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #268 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,594 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #181 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 825 girlsOKLouisiana: #681 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,394 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedALGeorgia: #242 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,279 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedHITexas: #53 for girls · 517 births · 1 in 264 girlsTXFlorida: #100 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 489 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#34 · 1 in 207
  2. Texas#53 · 1 in 264
  3. Arizona#62 · 1 in 270
  4. Nevada#77 · 1 in 287
  5. Illinois#83 · 1 in 357

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#341,1341 in 207
Texas#535171 in 264
Arizona#621011 in 270
Nevada#77281 in 287
Illinois#832031 in 357
New Mexico#91251 in 342
New Jersey#93971 in 441
Florida#1001491 in 489
Oregon#111361 in 451
New York#1221791 in 601
Colorado#123391 in 520
Rhode Island#13291 in 507
Washington#132511 in 561
Massachusetts#146451 in 733
Nebraska#150131 in 641
Idaho#17981 in 699
Oklahoma#181191 in 825
Utah#181191 in 779
Connecticut#183181 in 913
Wisconsin#191251 in 1,040
Kansas#232111 in 1,163
Georgia#242321 in 1,279
Maryland#243191 in 1,297
North Carolina#268241 in 1,594
Virginia#279211 in 1,624
Indiana#296181 in 1,819
Pennsylvania#306321 in 1,949
Iowa#32571 in 2,026
Minnesota#382101 in 2,497
Arkansas#40451 in 2,320
Michigan#411191 in 2,770
Missouri#453101 in 2,959
Tennessee#57071 in 4,186
Ohio#572141 in 4,534
Louisiana#68151 in 4,394
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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 1995

girls
#109
2,985 births · 1 in 589 girls
boys
#3,854
16 births · 1 in 118,981 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #109Karina2,985

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #3,854Karina16
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 589 of them was named Karina, which outranked 99.3% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karina
  1. #106Kylie3,152
  2. #107Michaela3,083
  3. #108Cassidy3,042
  4. #109Karina2,985
  5. #110Autumn2,980
  6. #111Hailey2,965
  7. #112Meghan2,963
Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 118,981 of them was named Karina, which outranked 62.7% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karina
  1. #3,693Zaki17
  2. #3,693Zerrick17
  3. #3,693Ziyad17
  4. #3,854Karina16
  5. #3,854Abdulmalik16
  6. #3,854Abdurrahman16
  7. #3,854Abhinav16
  8. #4,052Abrahim15
  9. #4,052Adair15
  10. #4,052Aeron15

Tied with 197 names at #3,854; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →