Carlina
Carlina is a feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Carla and Carlotta. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Carlina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carlina is a feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Carla and Carlotta. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
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The Story of Carlina
Carlina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1942, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 32 Carlinas were born — ranking #4,485 that year. As of 2026, Carlina ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Carlinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carlina
Carlina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Carlina's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #4,485. Use the chart and map above to compare Carlina'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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