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Girl name

Karina

/kɑˈɹinə/ · 100% girls · #750 in the US for girls, 2025

Karina has been given to about 61,717 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/kɑˈɹinə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 60,755
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Karina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 3,001
  • Born in 2025363
  • All time61,717
  • England & Wales, 2025#881 · 40

How popular is Karina?

Karina ranks 750th among American girls in 2025, with 363 born that year. Its best year was 1995, when 3,001 babies were given the name, ranking 109th. The typical living American called Karina is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Karina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carina0.97
  2. Katrina0.89
  3. Marina0.88
  4. Katina0.88
  5. Sarina0.88
  6. Kalina0.88
  7. Catrina0.86
  8. Catina0.84

Middle names for Karina

Ranked by flow score
  1. Karina Rose0.85
  2. Karina Louise0.85
  3. Karina June0.84
  4. Karina Pearl0.84
  5. Karina Quinn0.84
  6. Karina Nell0.84

Sibling names for Karina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alejandrasister · 0.99
  2. Dariusbrother · 0.98
  3. Gerardobrother · 0.97
  4. Colbybrother · 0.97
  5. Abbysister · 0.97
  6. Cassidysister · 0.97

Where Karina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.02%
  2. Minnesota0.02%
  3. Kentucky0.02%
  4. Oregon0.02%
  5. Washington0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Karina White0.80
  2. Karina Reyes0.80
  3. Karina Nguyen0.80
  4. Karina Moore0.80
  5. Karina Lee0.80
  6. Karina Hill0.80

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 Karina

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Karina across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.