Girls' name · peaked in 1995
Karina name popularity since 1925
61,717 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Karina. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Karina is about 28 years old in 2026. Karina peaked in 1995 as the #109 name for girls, and it ranked #750 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 61,717
- Named Karina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #750
- for girls in 2025 (363 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 61,464 girls · 253 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 3.31× its national share
Peak year is the year Karina 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.
Karina births per year, 1925–2025
1995 was the biggest year for Karina both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1973 and 1978, Karina became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 8,100 baby girls to 1 in 3,200.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby girls fell by 41%, from 1 in 1,210 to 1 in 2,050.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Karina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Karina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Karina 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 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 51 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 686 | 0 | #1,257 |
| 1970s | 2,860 | 16 | #589 |
| 1980s | 8,371 | 115 | #351 |
| 1990s | 22,612 | 112 | #109 |
| 2000s | 17,080 | 10 | #212 |
| 2010s | 7,376 | 0 | #460 |
| 2020–25 | 2,428 | 0 | #750 |
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
43.7% of babies named Karina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Karina is most popular
The index compares Karina'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 Karina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 3.31× | 20,873 |
| Arizona | 2.38× | 1,833 |
| Nevada | 2.24× | 475 |
| Texas | 2.02× | 9,447 |
| Florida | 1.52× | 3,260 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Karina 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Karina (this page) | 61,464 | 1995 |
| Carina | 16,483 | 1995 |
| Karena | 3,508 | 1974 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Karina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Karina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Karina (1995).
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