Karina

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 – 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

345

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

134

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Karina

Karina Lombardfilm actor · b. 1969

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1984	131	#84
1985	134	#85
1987	77	#97
2015	1	#1,791
2016	1	#1,791
2017	1	#1,785