Carina
Carina is a female given name. Notable persons with that name include:Carina Adolfsson Elgestam, Swedish politician Carina Afable, Filipino actress and singer Carina Aulenbrock, German volleyball player Carina Axelsson, American author Carina Bär, German rower Carina Beduschi, Brazilian actress, television host, architect, and model Carina Benninga, Dutch field hockey player Carina Berg, Swedish…
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Meaning & Origin of Carina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carina is a female given name. Notable persons with that name include:Carina Adolfsson Elgestam, Swedish politician Carina Afable, Filipino actress and singer Carina Aulenbrock, German volleyball player Carina Axelsson, American author Carina Bär, German rower Carina Beduschi, Brazilian actress, television host, architect, and model Carina Benninga, Dutch field hockey player Carina Berg, Swedish…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- German
- Ancient Roman
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
The Story of Carina
The earliest SSA record of Carina as a baby girl name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 689 newborns named Carina — #382 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Carinas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,489 among baby girl names with 146 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 17K Carinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Carina
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Names that sound like Carina
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About the name Carina
Carina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Carina's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #382. Use the chart and map above to compare Carina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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