Girls' name · since 1976
Karrina
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.
- #18,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 223
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karrina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 223 have been recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrina has been recorded 223 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2016.
- #18,711 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 223 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrina ranks #18,711 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 223 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 223
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karrina's 223 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Karrina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karrina's full recorded timeline at 1997, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karrina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Karrina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (108 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Karrina's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Karrina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (48% of all-time use).
Karrina by state
Where Karrina concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 223 births nationwide.
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What to do with Karrina's data
- Karrina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karrinas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karrina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1976–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Karrina 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 August 2026.