Recorded 1972–2014 Girls' name Peak 1995 162 births

Carrina — girls' name

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.

1970s121980s171990s782000s452010s10
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Carrina was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

17 babies were named Carrina in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carrina

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Carrina between 1972 and 2014, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carrina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carrina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carrina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Carrina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carrina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 162 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carrina at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

162

Since 1972

43 years of records

Peak year

1995

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1972

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2014

Carrina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1972

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1995)
17
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 20142004200119981995199119841972 5

Carrina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
78 births that decade — 48% of Carrina's all-time total
1970s121980s171990s782000s452010s10

Carrina by state

Where Carrina concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Carrina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.1%
California share of Carrina's total US births 3.1%

5 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carrina?
162 babies have been named Carrina since 1972. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1995 with 17 births.
When was Carrina most popular?
Carrina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Carrina most popular?
The top states for the name Carrina are California (5 births).
How long has the name Carrina been used?
Carrina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 43 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Carrina?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.