girl's name

Karline

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 222

Karline is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1993 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1991, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1965.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Karline over time

Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

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Births named Karline by decade in France
Decade Births
1960s 15
1970s 30
1980s 45
1990s 50
2000s 30
2010s (to 2010) 5

How popular is Karline?

In 2010, Karline was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Karline is used

France #5,662 5 in 2010
United States #13,564 5 in 1993

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Karline

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Karline also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Karline over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Karline

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Karline — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Karline

How popular is the name Karline?

In 2010, Karline was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Karline a girl's or a boy's name?

Karline is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Karline?

Karline has 2 syllables.

When was Karline most popular?

Karline peaked in 1991, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.