Carina

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A few things about Carina you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Carina

Carina Lau

Hong Kong actress

Choose Carina and your child shares a first name with Carina Lau, a Hong Kong actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Carina, like who?” Carina Lau's Wikipedia article is available in 25 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 11,990 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Carina, 134 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Carina would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCarina first shows up in US birth records in 1914, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 111 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1995, when it ranked #382. Today it's #1,570, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowCarina was 3.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 3,948 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 11,990.
• 🍂TrendCarina has slipped 227 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,570. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedCarina is most popular in Washington, where it ranks #915, followed by Florida (#1,000). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Carina means “dear, beloved”.

About the name Carina

Carina is a girl name meaning “dear, beloved”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-ina”. US birth records list Carina for girls from 1914 to 2025, in 77 of those 112 years. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked #382 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,570, with 134 babies.