Total births
328
Girls' name · since 1981
Karlina
328 babies named Karlina in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 328
- total births
- 1981–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Karlina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 328 have been recorded since 1981.
Karlina has 328 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- 328 total births
- 1981–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
328 girls have been named Karlina since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 328
- total births
- 1981–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Karlina was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
15 babies were named Karlina in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
Karlina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karlina splits its recorded history at 2003: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karlina at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2013
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Karlina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Karlina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Karlina's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Karlina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 96 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Karlina? ▼
Karlina has been given to 328 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 15 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Karlina most popular? ▼
Karlina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Karlina been used? ▼
Karlina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 45 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Karlina? ▼
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.
What to do with Karlina's data
- Karlina's decade-level peak was the 2000s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Karlina
Nearby Names Like Karlina
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Karlina
Karen Girl
#1251 987,989 births
Kara Girl
#990 101,743 births
Karla Girl
#733 91,586 births
Karina Girl
#772 61,464 births
Kari Girl
#1843 59,696 births
Compare Karlina side by side: Karlina vs Karen Karlina vs Kara Karlina vs Karla
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Karlina: Baby Name Since 1981 - 328 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/karlina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Karlina 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 July 2026.