Boy or Girl

Is Carin a boy or girl name?

Carin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Carin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.3% of the 4,596 US babies named Carin were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#6,504
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Carin since 1939
4,596
Most popular year
1970
175 babies
Babies named Carin each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Carin from 1939 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Carin, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1930s05100%
1940s0218100%
1950s0593100%
1960s01,107100%
1970s01,394100%
1980s0724100%
1990s0300100%
2000s0138100%
2010s037100%
2020s8000%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202413#6,5040–
202323#4,4740–
202220#4,8770–
202111#7,1720–
202013#6,3580–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–6#14,688
20150–5#16,962
20140–8#12,161
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–12#9,271
20100–6#15,328
20090–9#11,641
20080–5#18,052
20070–23#5,938
20060–10#10,743
20050–10#10,270
20040–14#7,912
20030–13#8,077
20020–13#7,910
20010–16#6,675
20000–25#4,678
19990–28#4,102
19980–18#5,614
19970–11#7,849
19960–21#4,759
19950–22#4,547
19940–23#4,398
19930–42#2,833
19920–43#2,785
19910–53#2,391
19900–39#2,912
19890–47#2,448
19880–66#1,868
19870–59#1,922
19860–58#1,914
19850–60#1,863
19840–78#1,477
19830–82#1,425
19820–103#1,257
19810–90#1,368
19800–81#1,484
19790–111#1,185
19780–112#1,144
19770–156#906
19760–117#1,048
19750–133#948
19740–159#831
19730–127#947
19720–141#894
19710–163#842
19700–175#799
19690–157#820
19680–149#834
19670–126#911
19660–101#1,032
19650–114#958
19640–91#1,154
19630–73#1,291
19620–100#1,081
19610–82#1,216
19600–114#1,007
19590–91#1,118
19580–53#1,471
19570–85#1,144
19560–85#1,118
19550–50#1,425
19540–49#1,436
19530–50#1,374
19520–40#1,526
19510–52#1,293
19500–38#1,500
19490–50#1,290
19480–49#1,315
19470–37#1,546
19460–24#1,867
19450–13#2,481
19440–11#2,788
19430–8#3,533
19420–11#2,842
19410–6#4,012
19400–9#2,988
19390–5#4,336

Highest rank

As a boy name, Carin reached #4,474 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #799 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Carin

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.