Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1995

Carina

Meaning A female given name from Latin occasionally used in English Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,572 Trend ↓ Falling 29%

A female given name from Latin occasionally used in English.

Rank 2025
#1,572
among girls · ↓88 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
134
named Carina · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,995
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1995
694 babies
All-time total
16,529
#1,200 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Carina popularity over time

16,529 babies have been named Carina since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 11 – 11 1 – #3,699
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 11 – 11 1 – #4,180
1950s 66 – 66 7 +500% #3,121
1960s 355 – 355 36 +438% #1,375
1970s 1,214 – 1,214 121 +242% #805
1980s 2,617 5 2,622 262 +116% #560
1990s 5,216 30 5,246 525 +100% #383
2000s 3,652 – 3,652 365 -30% #567
2010s 2,416 – 2,416 242 -34% #948
2020s (to 2025) 936 – 936 156 -35% #1,328

Where Carina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 126 0.08 outside top 500
2027 120 0.07 outside top 500
2028 115 0.07 outside top 500
2029 111 0.07 outside top 500
2030 107 0.07 outside top 500

Where Carina is most popular

Girls named Carina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.095 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Washington, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Carina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 38 0.211 +121%
Washington 23 0.159 +67%
California 126 0.150 +58%
New York 59 0.149 +57%
Florida 60 0.140 +47%
Pennsylvania 31 0.131 +38%
Illinois 29 0.127 +33%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 +22%
Ohio 26 0.110 +15%
Texas 78 0.097 ≈ national
Connecticut 5 0.086 -10%
Maryland 6 0.057 -40%
Colorado 6 0.054 -44%
Georgia 11 0.048 -49%
Indiana 6 0.043 -55%
Virginia 6 0.035 -63%
Michigan 5 0.027 -71%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -77%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Carina

Carina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,572 in 2025 with 134 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 16,529 American babies have been named Carina. Its peak came in 1995, when 694 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Carina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carina?

The median living Carina is about 28 years old; half are between 18 and 36. An estimated 16 thousand people named Carina are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Carina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 134 #1,572 – –
2024 147 #1,484 – –
2023 156 #1,430 – –
2022 166 #1,381 – –
2021 169 #1,328 – –
2020 164 #1,343 – –
2019 239 #1,061 – –
2018 236 #1,075 – –
2017 236 #1,076 – –
2016 245 #1,064 – –
2015 248 #1,065 – –
2014 254 #1,027 – –
2013 232 #1,068 – –
2012 225 #1,098 – –
2011 230 #1,071 – –
2010 271 #948 – –
2009 314 #876 – –
2008 308 #901 – –
2007 334 #850 – –
2006 308 #864 – –
2005 363 #741 – –
2004 363 #731 – –
2003 401 #663 – –
2002 386 #654 – –
2001 415 #607 – –
2000 460 #567 – –
1995 689 #383 5 #9,059
1990 436 #544 8 #5,907
1985 256 #691 – –
1980 218 #759 – –
1975 101 #1,147 – –
1970 76 #1,370 – –
1965 23 #2,550 – –
1960 17 #2,997 – –
1955 7 #4,795 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Carina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Carina Lau Carina Lau Hong Kong actress (born 1965) Contemporary
  2. 2 Carina Witthöft Carina Witthöft German tennis player b. 1995 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Carina Vogt Carina Vogt German ski jumper b. 1992 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Carina Bär Carina Bär German rower (born 1990) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Carina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Carina?

The median living Carina is about 28 years old. Half of all living Carinas are between 18 and 36 years old.

How many people named Carina are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Carina are alive in the United States, based on 16,529 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Carina mean?

A female given name from Latin occasionally used in English.

How popular is the name Carina in 2025?

Carina ranked #1,572 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 134 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Carina?

16,529 babies have been named Carina in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carina most popular?

Carina peaked in 1995, when 694 newborns received the name.

Is Carina a boy or girl name?

Carina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Carina rising or falling?

Carina is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Carina become more popular?

Carina is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 107 girls named Carina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Carina?

Well-known people named Carina include Carina Lau (actor), Carina Witthöft (tennis player), Carina Vogt (skier).

Names like Carina

Names that sound and feel close to Carina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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