Girls' name · since 1972
Carrina
162 babies named Carrina in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 162
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
162 girls have been named Carrina since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrina has been recorded 162 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2014.
- #21,963 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 162 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrina ranks #21,963 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 162
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Carrina's 162 recorded births place it above 69.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Carrina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carrina's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carrina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2014
- Peak year (1995)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Carrina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (78 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Carrina's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Carrina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 78 births (48% of all-time use).
Carrina by state
Where Carrina concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 162 births nationwide.
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What to do with Carrina's data
- Carrina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carrinas (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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carrina: 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 (~42 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, 1972–2014 (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 Carrina 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.