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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#749363
2024#772365
2023#759370
2022#700421
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 1981

  • 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: #546 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,944 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedMNIllinois: #430 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,131 girlsILWisconsin: #556 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,236 girlsWIMichigan: #764 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,380 girlsMINew York: #342 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,203 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedRIOregon: #476 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,394 girlsORNevada: #172 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 729 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: #917 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,042 girlsOHPennsylvania: #701 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,705 girlsPANew Jersey: #342 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #115 for girls · 324 births · 1 in 560 girlsCAUtah: #473 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,227 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedCONebraska: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedDEArizona: #158 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 739 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedNMKansas: 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: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karina, so not publishedHITexas: #231 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsTXFlorida: #437 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,005 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#115 · 1 in 560
  2. Arizona#158 · 1 in 739
  3. Nevada#172 · 1 in 729
  4. Texas#231 · 1 in 1,213
  5. New York#342 · 1 in 2,203

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1153241 in 560
Arizona#158271 in 739
Nevada#17261 in 729
Texas#2311021 in 1,213
New Jersey#342161 in 2,329
New York#342461 in 2,203
Illinois#430241 in 3,131
Florida#437181 in 3,005
Utah#47351 in 3,227
Oregon#47651 in 3,394
Washington#54671 in 3,944
Wisconsin#55651 in 6,236
Pennsylvania#70191 in 7,705
Michigan#76471 in 8,380
Ohio#91761 in 12,042
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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 1981

girls
#357
656 births · 1 in 2,543 girls
boys
#4,509
8 births · 1 in 223,897 boys

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #357Karina656

Top boys' names in 1981

  1. #1Michael68,750
  2. #2Christopher50,221
  3. #3Matthew43,330
  4. #4Jason41,927
  5. #5David40,629
  6. #6Joshua39,024
  7. #7James38,283
  8. #8John34,868
  9. #9Robert34,395
  10. #10Daniel30,985
  11. #4,509Karina8
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 2,543 of them was named Karina, which outranked 97.1% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karina
  1. #354Betty662
  2. #354Maribel662
  3. #356Sheena657
  4. #357Karina656
  5. #358Elena654
  6. #359Ashlee653
  7. #360Hope651
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. 3,850Tashina#4,743#893
  2. 2,742Krystle#3,215#473
  3. 1,800Tierra#2,342#542
  4. 1,398Martine#2,189#791
  5. 999Nereida#1,981#982
Fallers
  1. 764Kylene#990#1,754
  2. 607Renada#708#1,315
  3. 560Ashanti#822#1,382
  4. 399Renata#336#735
  5. 395Tracee#959#1,354

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

boys

1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 223,897 of them was named Karina, which outranked 38.1% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karina
  1. #4,153Zedrick9
  2. #4,153Zenas9
  3. #4,153Zvi9
  4. #4,509Karina8
  5. #4,509Abdallah8
  6. #4,509Abrahm8
  7. #4,509Adom8
  8. #4,961Abdel7
  9. #4,961Abdiel7
  10. #4,961Abelino7

Tied with 451 names at #4,509; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. 1,321Marchello#2,162#841
  2. 1,104Skylar#2,058#954
  3. 816Kellen#1,432#616
  4. 499Marcello#1,291#792
  5. 456Tyrel#1,089#633
Fallers
  1. 306Kenyatta#871#1,177
  2. 284Seneca#718#1,002
  3. 247Kimberly#989#1,236
  4. 216Chadd#927#1,143
  5. 214Levar#911#1,125

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

See the top 100 for 1981