Karina is a familiar variant of Karen that peaked in 1995 and has since faded.
Karina is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #750 for girl births in the United States (and #1,477 across all names), given to 363 babies. Karina was first reported in SSA data in 1956 and peaked in 1995 (2,985 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 363 | 363 | #750 | — |
| 2024 | 365 | 365 | #773 | — |
| 2023 | 370 | 375 | #762 | — |
| 2022 | 421 | 421 | #701 | — |
| 2021 | 432 | 432 | #677 | — |
| 2020 | 477 | 477 | #610 | — |
| 2019 | 532 | 532 | #572 | — |
| 2018 | 511 | 517 | #596 | — |
| 2017 | 564 | 573 | #548 | — |
| 2016 | 633 | 642 | #493 | — |
| 2015 | 691 | 708 | #460 | — |
| 2014 | 740 | 755 | #432 | — |
| 2013 | 802 | 824 | #388 | — |
| 2012 | 858 | 883 | #366 | — |
| 2011 | 933 | 960 | #341 | — |
| 2010 | 1,112 | 1,150 | #293 | — |
| 2009 | 1,122 | 1,173 | #294 | — |
| 2008 | 1,444 | 1,501 | #237 | — |
| 2007 | 1,589 | 1,667 | #217 | — |
| 2006 | 1,530 | 1,619 | #226 | — |
| 2005 | 1,630 | 1,736 | #212 | — |
| 2004 | 1,734 | 1,823 | #197 | — |
| 2003 | 1,976 | 2,120 | #169 | — |
| 2002 | 1,959 | 2,090 | #168 | — |
| 2001 | 1,968 | 2,080 | #166 | #11,480 |
| 2000 | 2,138 | 2,273 | #159 | #11,304 |
| 1999 | 2,378 | 2,524 | #135 | — |
| 1998 | 2,246 | 2,409 | #144 | #5,654 |
| 1997 | 2,382 | — | #132 | #6,944 |
| 1996 | 2,875 | — | #108 | #7,557 |
| 1995 | 3,001 | — | #109 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 2,277 | — | #140 | #4,195 |
| 1993 | 2,219 | — | #143 | #3,745 |
| 1992 | 1,967 | — | #159 | #3,534 |
| 1991 | 1,805 | — | #165 | #5,294 |
| 1990 | 1,574 | — | #189 | #5,193 |
| 1989 | 1,560 | — | #182 | #2,950 |
| 1988 | 1,301 | — | #204 | #3,793 |
| 1987 | 864 | — | #289 | #3,274 |
| 1986 | 738 | — | #334 | #3,065 |
| 1985 | 684 | — | #351 | #3,514 |
| 1984 | 658 | — | #349 | — |
| 1983 | 659 | — | #350 | #3,528 |
| 1982 | 677 | — | #351 | #4,091 |
| 1981 | 664 | — | #357 | #4,744 |
| 1980 | 681 | — | #351 | #5,230 |
| 1979 | 515 | — | #417 | #4,232 |
| 1978 | 478 | — | #424 | — |
| 1977 | 413 | — | #475 | #4,866 |
| 1976 | 328 | — | #534 | — |
| 1975 | 276 | — | #589 | — |
| 1974 | 206 | — | #710 | — |
| 1973 | 180 | — | #757 | — |
| 1972 | 174 | — | #786 | — |
| 1971 | 154 | — | #872 | — |
| 1970 | 152 | — | #878 | — |
| 1969 | 121 | — | #977 | — |
| 1968 | 99 | — | #1,062 | — |
| 1967 | 66 | — | #1,352 | — |
| 1966 | 65 | — | #1,358 | — |
| 1965 | 73 | — | #1,257 | — |
| 1964 | 65 | — | #1,395 | — |
| 1963 | 42 | — | #1,800 | — |
| 1962 | 93 | — | #1,133 | — |
| 1961 | 46 | — | #1,685 | — |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #3,145 | — |
| 1959 | 14 | — | #3,335 | — |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #2,915 | — |
| 1957 | 9 | — | #4,382 | — |
| 1956 | 11 | — | #3,794 | — |