Karina

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Karina is a female given name. In modern times, the country where it is most used is Russia, whereas Belarus is where it is the most popular. It is a short form of Katarina โ€“ which in turn shares the same origin as its English form, Katherine.

From Wikipedia

Karina first appears in the data in 1984 and has been recorded in 6 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1985 with 134 babies (rank #85 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Karina

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Karina yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

345
Total babies (all years)
6
Years in the data
134
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1984131#84
1985134#85
198777#97
20151#1,791
20161#1,791
20171#1,785