Recorded 1964–1988 Girls' name Peak 1968 89 births

Kaarin — girls' name

89 babies named Kaarin in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s391970s261980s24
1960s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kaarin was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kaarin in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaarin

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Kaarin between 1964 and 1988, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaarin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaarin performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaarin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Washington, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaarin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaarin 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 89 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.

Kaarin at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

89

Since 1964

25 years of records

Peak year

1968

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1964

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1988

Kaarin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1964

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1968)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 1988198219791975196919671964 7

Kaarin by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
39 births that decade — 44% of Kaarin's all-time total
1960s391970s261980s24

Kaarin by state

Where Kaarin concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaarin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Washington
5 5.6%
Washington share of Kaarin's total US births 5.6%

5 of 89 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaarin?
89 babies have been named Kaarin since 1964. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1968 with 10 births.
When was Kaarin most popular?
Kaarin was most popular in the 1960s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Kaarin most popular?
The top states for the name Kaarin are Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Kaarin been used?
Kaarin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 25 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Kaarin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaaren, Kaavya, Kaaliyah, Kaari, 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, 1964–1988 (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.