Girls' name · since 1914
Carina
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 16,494 babies named Carina, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,572 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,494
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Carina currently ranks #1572 among girls' names in America, with 16,494 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Carina recorded 16,494 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #1572 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,572 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,494 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carina ranks #1,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,572 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,494 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,572 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,494
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Carina's 16,494 recorded births place it above 98.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Carina compares
16,494 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carina's all-time total is 44x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,494 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 689 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carina's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 689, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carina popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 689
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Carina popularity over time - boys
35 total births recorded since 1983 (Carina as boys' name)
Carina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,216 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Carina's strongest decade.
5,216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Carina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 66
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 355
1960s
355 births
- 1970s 1,214
1970s
1,214 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,617 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,216 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,652 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,416 births
- 2020s 936
2020s
936 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,216 births (32% of all-time use).
How Carina 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 Carina's total volume
Carina by state
Where Carina concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,930 | 29.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,659 | 10.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,321 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 794 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 792 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 485 | 2.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 475 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Washington | | 389 | 2.4% |
4,930 of 16,494 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Carina appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carina's data
- Carina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,216 total births); usage has since declined to 936 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carinas (4,930 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 Carina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Carina 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.