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Girl name

Carin

/ˈkæɹɪn/ · 98% girls · 6 born in 2025

Carin has been given to about 4,601 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkæɹɪn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,260
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Carin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 175
  • Born in 20256
  • All time4,601

How popular is Carin?

Its best year was 1970, when 175 babies were given the name, ranking 799th. The typical living American called Carin is about 53 years old today.

Names that sound like Carin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Karin0.96
  2. Carlin0.88
  3. Marin0.85
  4. Arin0.85
  5. Caryn0.82
  6. Karyn0.79
  7. Cari0.75
  8. Larkin0.75

Middle names for Carin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Carin Anne0.81
  2. Carin Eve0.80
  3. Carin Elizabeth0.78
  4. Carin Josephine0.78
  5. Carin Rose0.77
  6. Carin Marie0.77

Sibling names for Carin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.80
  2. Larasister · 0.80
  3. Heidisister · 0.79
  4. Rockybrother · 0.77
  5. Barronbrother · 0.77
  6. Wadebrother · 0.76

Where Carin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Carin Anderson0.77
    2. Carin Reyes0.72
    3. Carin Moore0.72
    4. Carin Lee0.72
    5. Carin Hall0.72
    6. Carin Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Carin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.