Karina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-REE-na
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #884 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #749 for girls
Karina is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 884th for girls in the UK (43 babies) and 749th for girls in the US (363 babies).
What does Karina mean?
Latin: variant of Carina; also an elaboration of Karin
Used across Europe, either as a form of Carina, the Latin word for a keel, or as an elaboration of Karin.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Karina a girl's or a boy's name?
Karina is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 43 girls in the UK and 363 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Karina in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #884among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 6,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 43 girls in the UK were named Karina, making it the 884th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 525th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 102 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Karina than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Karina in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 54 girls in the UK were given Karina or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #688, up from #884 for this spelling alone.
- Karina 43
- Carina 11
Among girls in 2025, it was 872nd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Karina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #884 |
| 2024 | 46 | #856 |
| 2023 | 57 | #690 |
| 2022 | 63 | #650 |
| 2021 | 61 | #682 |
| 2020 | 84 | #525 |
| 2019 | 93 | #493 |
| 2018 | 87 | #537 |
| 2017 | 97 | #500 |
| 2016 | 102 | #470 |
| 2015 | 92 | #513 |
| 2014 | 90 | #529 |
| 2013 | 83 | #552 |
| 2012 | 87 | #538 |
| 2011 | 96 | #489 |
| 2010 | 96 | #482 |
| 2009 | 80 | #539 |
| 2008 | 84 | #513 |
| 2007 | 84 | #503 |
| 2006 | 70 | #567 |
| 2005 | 65 | #563 |
| 2004 | 80 | #480 |
| 2003 | 63 | #548 |
| 2002 | 71 | #484 |
| 2001 | 64 | #511 |
| 2000 | 43 | #654 |
| 1999 | 51 | #593 |
| 1998 | 55 | #554 |
| 1997 | 54 | #551 |
| 1996 | 69 | #472 |
How popular is Karina in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #749among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 363about 1 in 4,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 363 girls in the US were named Karina, making it the 749th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 610th. Its busiest year was 1995, with 2,985 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Karina than any year since 1976.
Half of all the girls named Karina in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 497 girls in the US were given Karina or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #599, up from #749 for this spelling alone.
- Karina 363
- Carina 134
Karina in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 363 | #749 |
| 2024 | 365 | #772 |
| 2023 | 370 | #759 |
| 2022 | 421 | #700 |
| 2021 | 432 | #677 |
| 2020 | 477 | #610 |
| 2019 | 532 | #571 |
| 2018 | 511 | #596 |
| 2017 | 564 | #548 |
| 2016 | 633 | #492 |
| 2015 | 691 | #459 |
| 2014 | 740 | #432 |
| 2013 | 802 | #388 |
| 2012 | 858 | #366 |
| 2011 | 933 | #341 |
| 2010 | 1,112 | #293 |
| 2009 | 1,122 | #294 |
| 2008 | 1,444 | #237 |
| 2007 | 1,589 | #217 |
| 2006 | 1,530 | #225 |
| 2005 | 1,630 | #212 |
| 2004 | 1,734 | #197 |
| 2003 | 1,976 | #169 |
| 2002 | 1,959 | #168 |
| 2001 | 1,963 | #166 |
| 2000 | 2,133 | #159 |
| 1999 | 2,378 | #135 |
| 1998 | 2,235 | #144 |
| 1997 | 2,374 | #132 |
| 1996 | 2,868 | #108 |
| 1995 | 2,985 | #109 |
| 1994 | 2,262 | #140 |
| 1993 | 2,202 | #143 |
| 1992 | 1,949 | #158 |
| 1991 | 1,795 | #165 |
| 1990 | 1,564 | #188 |
| 1989 | 1,539 | #182 |
| 1988 | 1,288 | #204 |
| 1987 | 849 | #288 |
| 1986 | 722 | #334 |
| 1985 | 671 | #351 |
| 1984 | 658 | #349 |
| 1983 | 647 | #349 |
| 1982 | 667 | #351 |
| 1981 | 656 | #357 |
| 1980 | 674 | #351 |
| 1979 | 506 | #417 |
| 1978 | 478 | #424 |
| 1977 | 406 | #475 |
| 1976 | 328 | #534 |
| 1975 | 276 | #587 |
| 1974 | 206 | #709 |
| 1973 | 180 | #757 |
| 1972 | 174 | #784 |
| 1971 | 154 | #870 |
| 1970 | 152 | #877 |
| 1969 | 121 | #975 |
| 1968 | 99 | #1,056 |
| 1967 | 66 | #1,348 |
| 1966 | 65 | #1,351 |
| 1965 | 73 | #1,256 |
| 1964 | 65 | #1,393 |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,786 |
| 1962 | 93 | #1,126 |
| 1961 | 46 | #1,665 |
| 1960 | 16 | #3,094 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,861 |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,201 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3,695 |
Names like Karina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha Kiara Khadija Fatima Sienna Amira Francesca Liliana Amara Hana Aurora Maya
Other spellings of Karina
Names related to Karina
Kiran Karen Kareena Kiarna Karin Karyn Korina Karena Kariana Korinna
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara
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, “Karina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karina, updated 20 October 2026.