Recorded 1929–1993 Girls' name Peak 1961 47 births

Karline — girls' name

47 babies named Karline in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s101960s61980s111990s15
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Karline was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

6 babies were named Karline in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karline

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Karline between 1929 and 1993, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karline performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Karline shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karline 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 47 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.

Karline at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

47

Since 1929

65 years of records

Peak year

1961

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1929

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1993

Karline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1929

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1961)
6
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
4.555.566.5 199319921991198619831961195419521929 5

Karline by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 32% of Karline's all-time total
1920s51950s101960s61980s111990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karline?
47 babies have been named Karline since 1929. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1961 with 6 births.
When was Karline most popular?
Karline was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Karline been used?
Karline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 65 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Karline?
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, 1929–1993 (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.