Girls' name · peaked in 1970
Karin name popularity since 1925
28,605 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Karin (99.3% girls, 0.7% boys). Half of them were born in 1966 or earlier, so the typical Karin is about 60 years old in 2026. Karin peaked in 1970 as the #278 name for girls, and fewer than 5 girls got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 28,605
- Named Karin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 girls named Karin in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% girls
- 28,406 girls · 199 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 2.71× its national share
Peak year is the year Karin made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Karin births per year, 1925–2025
1970 was the biggest year for Karin both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1938 and 1943, Karin became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 10,900 baby girls to 1 in 5,910.
- Steepest fall: Between 1978 and 1983, its share of baby girls fell by 48%, from 1 in 3,650 to 1 in 6,960.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Karin's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Karin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Karin in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 61 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 557 | 0 | #1,090 |
| 1940s | 2,812 | 0 | #555 |
| 1950s | 5,769 | 0 | #349 |
| 1960s | 8,784 | 12 | #290 |
| 1970s | 6,008 | 34 | #403 |
| 1980s | 2,419 | 17 | #830 |
| 1990s | 1,106 | 28 | #1,693 |
| 2000s | 536 | 43 | #3,340 |
| 2010s | 289 | 13 | #4,788 |
| 2020–25 | 65 | 52 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
39.6% of babies named Karin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Karin is most popular
The index compares Karin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Karin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2.71× | 1,227 |
| Washington | 2.18× | 907 |
| Connecticut | 1.98× | 533 |
| Massachusetts | 1.82× | 1,074 |
| New Jersey | 1.82× | 1,246 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Karin and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Karin (this page) | 28,406 | 1970 |
| Karen | 987,219 | 1956 |
| Karyn | 14,135 | 1964 |
| Karon | 6,208 | 1948 |
| Carin | 4,515 | 1974 |
| Karan | 3,450 | 1956 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Karin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Karin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Karin (1970).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data