Girls' name · since 1964
Kaarin
Kaarin has 89 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1964
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kaarin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 89 have been recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Kaarin recorded 89 times among girls since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1988.
- #28,440 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 89 born since 1964
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaarin ranks #28,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1964, peaking in the 1960s.
- #28,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1964
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kaarin's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Washington.
Kaarin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaarin splits its recorded history at 1975: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaarin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1988
- Peak year (1968)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kaarin by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (39 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Kaarin's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kaarin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
39 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 39 births (44% of all-time use).
Kaarin by state
Where Kaarin concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 5 | 5.6% |
5 of 89 births nationwide.
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- Kaarin's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 1980s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Washington records the most Kaarins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaarin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1964–1988 (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 Kaarin 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.