Recorded 1950–2012 Girls' name Peak 1990 367 births

Karrin — girls' name

367 babies named Karrin in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161960s831970s841980s691990s742000s362010s5

The verdict

367 girls have been named Karrin since 1950, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2012.

367
total births
1950–2012
years on record
1970s
peak decade
23%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Karrin was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

16 babies were named Karrin in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karrin

The Social Security Administration has registered 367 babies named Karrin between 1950 and 2012, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karrin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karrin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Karrin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Karrin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karrin 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 367 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.

Karrin at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

367

Since 1950

63 years of records

Peak year

1990

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1950

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2012

Karrin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1950

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1990)
16
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
05101520 201219991992198519781971196419581950 5

Karrin by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
84 births that decade — 23% of Karrin's all-time total
1950s161960s831970s841980s691990s742000s362010s5

Karrin by state

Where Karrin concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Karrin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.7%
California share of Karrin's total US births 2.7%

10 of 367 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karrin?
367 babies have been named Karrin since 1950. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1990 with 16 births.
When was Karrin most popular?
Karrin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Karrin most popular?
The top states for the name Karrin are California (10 births).
How long has the name Karrin been used?
Karrin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 63 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Karrin?
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, 1950–2012 (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.