Recorded 1976–2016 Girls' name Peak 1994 223 births

Karrina — girls' name

223 babies named Karrina in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s261990s1082000s692010s15

The verdict

223 girls have been named Karrina since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

223
total births
1976–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Karrina was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

14 babies were named Karrina in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karrina

The Social Security Administration has registered 223 babies named Karrina between 1976 and 2016, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karrina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karrina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Karrina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Karrina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karrina 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 223 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.

Karrina at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

223

Since 1976

41 years of records

Peak year

1994

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1976

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2016

Karrina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1976

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1994)
14
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
46810121416 201620052002199919961993199019861976 5

Karrina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
108 births that decade — 48% of Karrina's all-time total
1970s51980s261990s1082000s692010s15

Karrina by state

Where Karrina concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Karrina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Karrina's total US births 2.2%

5 of 223 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karrina?
223 babies have been named Karrina since 1976. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1994 with 14 births.
When was Karrina most popular?
Karrina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Karrina most popular?
The top states for the name Karrina are California (5 births).
How long has the name Karrina been used?
Karrina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 41 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Karrina?
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, 1976–2016 (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.