girl's name
Carina
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 19,504
Scotland
#849
2024 births
Carina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 134 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1995, when 694 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,741 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Carina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 66 |
| 1960s | 355 |
| 1970s | 1,214 |
| 1980s | 2,622 |
| 1990s | 5,246 |
| 2000s | 3,652 |
| 2010s | 2,416 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 936 |
How popular is Carina?
In 2025, Carina was given to 134 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Carina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Carina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Carina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Carina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Carina in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Carina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Carina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Carina
How popular is the name Carina?
In 2025, Carina was given to 134 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Carina a girl's or a boy's name?
Carina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Carina most popular?
Carina peaked in 1995, when 694 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Carina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Carina currently ranks #849 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.