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Karina

Karina holds the #749 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 363 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #610 in 2020 to #749 today. Its strongest year on record was 1996 (#108 nationally, 2,868 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1956. The name's biggest fan base is in California (#458 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#749
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#108
in 1996 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
363
girls named Karina

Karina popularity, 1880–2025

0.046%0.092%0.14%0.18%18801900192019401960198020002020#108 in 1996
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1996

Where Karina is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025NH—Washington: #617 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#617Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025ND—Minnesota: #540 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MN#540Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025WI—Michigan: #863 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#863New York: #704 (23 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NY#704Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025RI—Oregon: #619 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OR#619Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025IA—Illinois: #619 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IL#619Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: #801 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #725 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#725New Jersey: #1036 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#1036Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025CT—California: #458 (73 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)CA#458Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025UT—Colorado: #789 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#789Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025MO—Kentucky: #570 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KY#570West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025WV—Virginia: #662 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#662Maryland: #840 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#840Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025TN—North Carolina: #834 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#834South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025AL—Georgia: #915 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#915Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karina in 2025HI—Texas: #649 (47 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#649Florida: #768 (21 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#768
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: California (#458), Minnesota (#540), Kentucky (#570)

Uniqueness score

47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Karina in the most recent year of SSA data.

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