Karin
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Karin is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Karin mean?
Greek
A female given name from Danish [in turn from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē)], variant of Karen.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Karin a girl's or a boy's name?
Karin is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Karin in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Karin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Karin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 2 | #5,081 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Karin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1970, with 1,051 girls. It first appears in the records in 1907. 6 boys were also named Karin in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Karin in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were over 99% of the babies named Karin in the US in 1968, and 50% in 2022.
Karin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5,148 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5,129 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4,724 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 37 | #4,000 |
| 2012 | 31 | #4,599 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4,806 |
| 2010 | 39 | #3,888 |
| 2009 | 43 | #3,676 |
| 2008 | 46 | #3,528 |
| 2007 | 41 | #3,847 |
| 2006 | 54 | #3,089 |
| 2005 | 46 | #3,313 |
| 2004 | 49 | #3,123 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,837 |
| 2002 | 59 | #2,602 |
| 2001 | 71 | #2,255 |
| 2000 | 73 | #2,170 |
| 1999 | 83 | #1,890 |
| 1998 | 81 | #1,880 |
| 1997 | 90 | #1,716 |
| 1996 | 86 | #1,734 |
| 1995 | 87 | #1,680 |
| 1994 | 121 | #1,365 |
| 1993 | 141 | #1,226 |
| 1992 | 112 | #1,431 |
| 1991 | 148 | #1,178 |
| 1990 | 157 | #1,107 |
| 1989 | 181 | #957 |
| 1988 | 179 | #940 |
| 1987 | 195 | #873 |
| 1986 | 211 | #797 |
| 1985 | 196 | #829 |
| 1984 | 272 | #643 |
| 1983 | 240 | #710 |
| 1982 | 296 | #606 |
| 1981 | 312 | #590 |
| 1980 | 337 | #552 |
| 1979 | 331 | #557 |
| 1978 | 420 | #470 |
| 1977 | 474 | #427 |
| 1976 | 462 | #433 |
| 1975 | 503 | #403 |
| 1974 | 573 | #373 |
| 1973 | 654 | #337 |
| 1972 | 664 | #340 |
| 1971 | 876 | #307 |
| 1970 | 1,051 | #278 |
| 1969 | 1,009 | #280 |
| 1968 | 971 | #278 |
| 1967 | 949 | #275 |
| 1966 | 855 | #296 |
| 1965 | 918 | #290 |
| 1964 | 886 | #310 |
| 1963 | 898 | #309 |
| 1962 | 826 | #326 |
| 1961 | 734 | #351 |
| 1960 | 738 | #356 |
| 1959 | 721 | #355 |
| 1958 | 669 | #356 |
| 1957 | 690 | #345 |
| 1956 | 725 | #324 |
| 1955 | 606 | #349 |
| 1954 | 571 | #362 |
| 1953 | 482 | #385 |
| 1952 | 477 | #376 |
| 1951 | 468 | #376 |
| 1950 | 360 | #422 |
| 1949 | 347 | #420 |
| 1948 | 461 | #367 |
| 1947 | 384 | #411 |
| 1946 | 275 | #475 |
| 1945 | 175 | #554 |
| 1944 | 205 | #502 |
| 1943 | 236 | #479 |
| 1942 | 415 | #342 |
| 1941 | 185 | #509 |
| 1940 | 129 | #614 |
| 1939 | 109 | #651 |
| 1938 | 101 | #682 |
| 1937 | 92 | #711 |
| 1936 | 55 | #921 |
| 1935 | 41 | #1,084 |
| 1934 | 40 | #1,124 |
| 1933 | 44 | #1,050 |
| 1932 | 32 | #1,293 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,634 |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,747 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,190 |
| 1928 | 16 | #2,193 |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,051 |
| 1926 | 10 | #3,045 |
| 1925 | 10 | #3,115 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,956 |
| 1921 | 10 | #3,163 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,339 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,812 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,375 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,657 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,254 |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,125 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,632 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,820 |
Names like Karin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin, Robyn, Holly, Kathleen, Caitlin, Penny, Connie, Heidi, Karen, Ffion, Megan, Molly
Names related to Karin
Karina, Kiarna, Kirin, Karyn, Kerin, Karena, Kyrin, Karon, Kairen, Kairyn, Karan
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Karin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karin, updated 20 October 2026.