Girls' name · since 1939
Carin
4,515 babies named Carin in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,515
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 4,515 have been recorded since 1939.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carin has been recorded 4,515 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2016.
- #2,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,515 born since 1939
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carin ranks #2,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,515 born since 1939, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,515
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carin's 4,515 recorded births place it above 96.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Carin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carin's full recorded timeline at 1977, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 175 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2016
- Peak year (1970)
- 175
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Carin popularity over time - boys
86 total births recorded since 2020 (Carin as boys' name)
Carin by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,394 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Carin's strongest decade.
1,394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Carin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 218
1940s
218 births
- 1950s
1950s
593 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,106 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,394 births
- 1980s
1980s
724 births
- 1990s 300
1990s
300 births
- 2000s 138
2000s
138 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,394 births (31% of all-time use).
How Carin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carin's total volume
Carin by state
Where Carin concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 592 | 13.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 516 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 165 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 161 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 146 | 3.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 136 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 110 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 98 | 2.2% |
592 of 4,515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Carin appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carin's data
- Carin's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,394 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carins (592 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1939–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.