Karina

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

⭐ Famous Karina

Karina Maruyama

Japanese tarento and footballer

Choose Karina and your child shares a first name with Karina Maruyama, a Japanese tarento and footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Karina, like who?” Karina Maruyama's Wikipedia article is available in 48 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 4,429 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Karina, 363 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Karina would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKarina first shows up in US birth records in 1956, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 69 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1996, when it ranked #108. Today it's #749, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKarina was 5.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 851 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 4,429.
• 🍂TrendKarina has slipped 139 places over the last five years and now sits at #749. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedKarina is most popular in California, where it ranks #458, followed by Minnesota (#540) and Kentucky (#570). It's in the top 1,000 in 19 states.

About the name Karina

Karina is a girl name of Greek, Italian and Latin origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-ina”. US birth records list Karina for girls from 1956 to 2025, in 70 of those 70 years. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked #108 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #749, with 363 babies.

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