Girls' name · since 1907
Karin
28,532 babies named Karin in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28,532
- born since 1907
- 1960s
- peak decade
Karin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 28,532 recorded since 1907.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karin has been recorded 28,532 times among girls since 1907, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2024.
- #859 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28,532 born since 1907
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karin ranks #859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28,532 born since 1907, peaking in the 1960s.
- #859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28,532
- born since 1907
- 1960s
- peak decade
Karin's 28,532 recorded births place it above 98.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Karin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karin's full recorded timeline at 1968, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 1,051 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2024
- Peak year (1970)
- 1,051
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Karin popularity over time - boys
199 total births recorded since 1968 (Karin as boys' name)
Karin by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (8,784 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Karin's strongest decade.
8,784 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Karin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 77
1910s
77 births
- 1920s 104
1920s
104 births
- 1930s 557
1930s
557 births
- 1940s 2,812
1940s
2,812 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,769 births
- 1960s
1960s
8,784 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,008 births
- 1980s 2,419
1980s
2,419 births
- 1990s 1,106
1990s
1,106 births
- 2000s 536
2000s
536 births
- 2010s 289
2010s
289 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 8,784 births (31% of all-time use).
How Karin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karin's total volume
Karin by state
Where Karin concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,762 | 13.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,378 | 11.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,901 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,455 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,342 | 4.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,246 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 1,227 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,120 | 3.9% |
3,762 of 28,532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Karin appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karin's data
- Karin's decade-level peak was the 1960s (8,784 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karins (3,762 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1907–2024 (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 Karin 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.