Recorded 1972–1989 Girls' name Peak 1972 40 births

Kartina — girls' name

40 babies named Kartina in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s10

The verdict

40 girls have been named Kartina since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1989.

40
total births
1972–1989
years on record
1970s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Kartina was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kartina in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kartina

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Kartina between 1972 and 1989, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kartina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kartina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kartina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kartina 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 40 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.

Kartina at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

40

Since 1972

18 years of records

Peak year

1972

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1972

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1989

Kartina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1972

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1972)
15
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 19891985197419731972 15

Kartina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
30 births that decade — 75% of Kartina's all-time total
1970s301980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kartina?
40 babies have been named Kartina since 1972. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1972 with 15 births.
When was Kartina most popular?
Kartina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Kartina been used?
Kartina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 18 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Kartina?
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, 1972–1989 (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.