Girls' name · since 1956
Karina
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 61,464 babies named Karina, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #750 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 61,464
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Karina is the #750 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 61,464 recorded since 1956.
Karina has 61,464 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #750 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #522 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #750 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 61,464 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karina ranks #522 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #750 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 61,464 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #750 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 61,464
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karina's 61,464 recorded births place it above 99.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Karina compares
61,464 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Karina's all-time total is 163x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 61,464 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,985 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karina's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 2,985, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karina popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 2,985
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Karina popularity over time - boys
253 total births recorded since 1977 (Karina as boys' name)
Karina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (22,612 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Karina's strongest decade.
22,612 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Karina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 51
1950s
51 births
- 1960s 686
1960s
686 births
- 1970s 2,860
1970s
2,860 births
- 1980s 8,371
1980s
8,371 births
- 1990s
1990s
22,612 births
- 2000s
2000s
17,080 births
- 2010s 7,376
2010s
7,376 births
- 2020s 2,428
2020s
2,428 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 22,612 births (37% of all-time use).
How Karina 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 Karina's total volume
Karina by state
Where Karina concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20,769 | 33.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9,441 | 15.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,093 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,606 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 3,260 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 1,833 | 3.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,641 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 1,284 | 2.1% |
20,769 of 61,464 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Karina appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karina's data
- Karina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (22,612 total births); usage has since declined to 2,428 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karinas (20,769 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 Karina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Karina 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.