Recorded 1969–1995 Girls' name Peak 1972 104 births

Cartina — girls' name

104 babies named Cartina in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s931990s6
1970s
Peak decade

89% of everyone ever named Cartina was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

34 babies were named Cartina in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cartina

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Cartina between 1969 and 1995, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cartina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cartina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cartina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cartina 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 104 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.

Cartina at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

104

Since 1969

27 years of records

Peak year

1972

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1969

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1995

Cartina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1969

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1972)
34
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
010203040 199519791977197619751974197319721969 5

Cartina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
93 births that decade — 89% of Cartina's all-time total
1960s51970s931990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cartina?
104 babies have been named Cartina since 1969. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1972 with 34 births.
When was Cartina most popular?
Cartina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Cartina been used?
Cartina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 27 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Cartina?
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.

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, 1969–1995 (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.