Girls' name · since 1975

Carinna

168 babies named Carinna in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,593 of 72,339
all-time among girls
168
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade

Carinna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 168 have been recorded since 1975.

Carinna has 168 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2014.

  • #21,593 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 168 born since 1975
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carinna ranks #21,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 168 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.

#21,593 of 72,339
all-time among girls
168
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Carinna's 168 recorded births place it above 70.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Carinna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Carinna's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Carinna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
468101214 197519851992199619992002200820122014 6

Carinna by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (56 births, 33% of the file).

1990s was Carinna's strongest decade.

56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Carinna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 56 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Carinna by state

Where Carinna concentrates geographically, total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Carinna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.0%
California share of Carinna's total US births 3.0%

5 of 168 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carinna?
168 babies have been named Carinna since 1975. All-time, it sits at #21,593 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2006 with 12 births.
Where does Carinna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carinna ranks #21,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Carinna most popular?
Carinna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Carinna most popular?
The top states for the name Carinna are California (5 births).
How long has the name Carinna been used?
Records for Carinna go back to 1975, giving 40 years of history through 2014.
What names are similar to Carinna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Carinna's data

  • Carinna's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2010s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Carinnas (5 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.

Keep exploring Carinna

Nearby Names Like Carinna

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Carinna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Carinna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1975–2014 (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 Carinna 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.