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Carina

Girl

Meaning of Carina: Latin: 'beloved'

Carina is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1517th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1517

134 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

16,529

First recorded 1914 · peak 1995

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 214 babies1982: 240 babies1983: 232 babies1984: 245 babies1985: 256 babies1986: 242 babies1987: 246 babies1988: 329 babies1989: 400 babies1990: 444 babies19901991: 493 babies1992: 527 babies1993: 557 babies1994: 568 babies1995: 694 babies1996: 607 babies1997: 449 babies1998: 448 babies1999: 459 babies2000: 460 babies20002001: 415 babies2002: 386 babies2003: 401 babies2004: 363 babies2005: 363 babies2006: 308 babies2007: 334 babies2008: 308 babies2009: 314 babies2010: 271 babies20102011: 230 babies2012: 225 babies2013: 232 babies2014: 254 babies2015: 248 babies2016: 245 babies2017: 236 babies2018: 236 babies2019: 239 babies2020: 164 babies20202021: 169 babies2022: 166 babies2023: 156 babies2024: 147 babies2025: 134 babies
US babies named Carina per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 694.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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