Is Karina a boy or girl name?
Karina is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 363 girls and 0 boys were named Karina, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 61,350 US babies named Karina were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #774
- Babies named Karina since 1956
- 61,350
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 3,001 babies
Boys and girls named Karina, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 686 | 100% |
| 1970s | 16 | 2,861 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 115 | 8,371 | 98.6% |
| 1990s | 112 | 22,612 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 10 | 17,080 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,373 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,063 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 363 | #774 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 370 | #761 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 421 | #701 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 432 | #676 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 477 | #610 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 532 | #572 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 511 | #596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 564 | #548 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 632 | #494 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 691 | #460 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 738 | #433 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 802 | #388 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 858 | #366 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 933 | #341 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,112 | #293 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,122 | #294 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,444 | #237 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,589 | #217 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,530 | #226 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,630 | #212 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,734 | #197 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,976 | #169 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,959 | #168 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,479 | 1,963 | #166 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,303 | 2,133 | #159 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 2,378 | #135 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,654 | 2,235 | #144 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,944 | 2,374 | #132 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,558 | 2,868 | #108 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,964 | 2,985 | #109 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,195 | 2,262 | #140 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,745 | 2,202 | #143 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,535 | 1,949 | #159 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,293 | 1,795 | #165 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,193 | 1,564 | #189 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,950 | 1,539 | #182 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,793 | 1,288 | #204 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,273 | 849 | #288 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,065 | 722 | #334 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,513 | 671 | #351 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 658 | #349 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,528 | 647 | #350 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,090 | 667 | #351 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,744 | 656 | #358 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,230 | 674 | #351 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,233 | 506 | #417 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 479 | #423 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,865 | 406 | #475 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 328 | #534 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 276 | #589 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 206 | #710 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 180 | #757 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 174 | #786 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 154 | #872 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 152 | #878 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 121 | #977 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,062 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,352 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,358 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,257 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,395 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,800 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,132 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,684 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,145 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,336 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,915 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,381 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,794 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karina reached #2,950 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #108 in 1996. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Karina
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.