Is Karin a boy or girl name?
Karin is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 8 boys were named Karin, so 61.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.3% of the 28,725 US babies named Karin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,393
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,149
- Babies named Karin since 1907
- 28,725
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 1,051 babies
Boys and girls named Karin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 77 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 557 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,812 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 5,769 | 100% |
| 1960s | 12 | 8,784 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 34 | 6,008 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 17 | 2,419 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 28 | 1,106 | 97.5% |
| 2000s | 43 | 536 | 92.6% |
| 2010s | 13 | 289 | 95.7% |
| 2020s | 46 | 65 | 58.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,393 | 13 | #8,149 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,991 | 11 | #9,288 |
| 2022 | 15 | #6,004 | 15 | #7,451 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,437 | 13 | #8,253 |
| 2020 | 7 | #10,077 | 13 | #8,177 |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,288 | 17 | #6,869 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,240 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,628 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,213 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,787 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,228 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,042 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,657 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,566 | 29 | #4,862 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,919 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,704 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,553 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,579 | 41 | #3,882 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,391 | 54 | #3,116 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,388 | 46 | #3,340 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,673 | 49 | #3,152 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,837 | 54 | #2,857 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,344 | 59 | #2,620 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,273 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,183 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,304 | 83 | #1,907 |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,066 | 81 | #1,894 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,726 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,742 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,337 | 87 | #1,693 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,373 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,467 | 141 | #1,234 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,440 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,183 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,807 | 157 | #1,114 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 181 | #964 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,126 | 179 | #942 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 195 | #875 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,276 | 211 | #799 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 196 | #830 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 272 | #643 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,779 | 240 | #710 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 296 | #608 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 312 | #590 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 337 | #552 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,724 | 331 | #557 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,290 | 420 | #470 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,387 | 474 | #427 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 462 | #434 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 503 | #403 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,612 | 573 | #373 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 654 | #337 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,365 | 664 | #340 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,289 | 876 | #307 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,051 | #278 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,713 | 1,009 | #280 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,520 | 971 | #278 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 949 | #276 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 855 | #296 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 918 | #290 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 886 | #310 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 898 | #309 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 826 | #326 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 734 | #353 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 738 | #358 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 721 | #355 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 669 | #356 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 690 | #345 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 725 | #324 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 606 | #349 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 571 | #363 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 482 | #387 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 477 | #378 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 468 | #378 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 360 | #423 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 347 | #421 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 461 | #367 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 384 | #411 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 275 | #475 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 175 | #555 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 205 | #503 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 236 | #480 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 415 | #343 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 185 | #509 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 129 | #616 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 109 | #651 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 101 | #684 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 92 | #712 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 55 | #924 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,090 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,126 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,057 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,306 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,658 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,781 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,248 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,237 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,173 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,167 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,237 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,838 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,329 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,053 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,269 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,466 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,899 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,440 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,348 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,739 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,316 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,190 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,431 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,799 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,940 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karin reached #3,520 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #276 in 1967. 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 Karin
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.