Girls' name · since 1942
Carlina
1,184 babies named Carlina in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,184
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carlina currently ranks #13391 among girls' names in America, with 1,184 babies recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlina has been recorded 1,184 times among girls since 1942, currently ranked #13391 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #6,678 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,391 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,184 born since 1942
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlina ranks #6,678 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,391 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,184 born since 1942, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,184
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carlina's 1,184 recorded births place it above 90.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Carlina compares
1,184 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Carlina's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carlina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,184 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carlina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carlina splits its recorded history at 1991: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carlina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Carlina by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (248 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Carlina's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Carlina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 98
1960s
98 births
- 1970s
1970s
184 births
- 1980s
1980s
223 births
- 1990s
1990s
214 births
- 2000s
2000s
248 births
- 2010s
2010s
168 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 248 births (21% of all-time use).
How Carlina 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 Carlina's total volume
Carlina by state
Where Carlina concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 2.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.4% |
26 of 1,184 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Carlina's data
- Carlina's decade-level peak was the 2000s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carlinas (26 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 Carlina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Carlina 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.