Recorded 1963–1993 Girls' name Peak 1988 92 births

Karinda — girls' name

92 babies named Karinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s271980s471990s12
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Karinda was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Karinda in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Karinda between 1963 and 1993, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karinda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Karinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karinda 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 92 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.

Karinda at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

92

Since 1963

31 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1963

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1993

Karinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1963

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 19931989198719851980197719721963 6

Karinda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
47 births that decade — 51% of Karinda's all-time total
1960s61970s271980s471990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karinda?
92 babies have been named Karinda since 1963. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
When was Karinda most popular?
Karinda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Karinda been used?
Karinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 31 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Karinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, 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, 1963–1993 (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.