Karin

Danish variation of Katherine or Karen

"pure"

Karin Origin and Meaning

The name Karin is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "pure".

Karin was a fairly popular spelling variation of Karen in the US but fell off the Top 1000 in the late 80s, as Karen's popularity wained. Today, the Karen meme interferes with the otherwise appealing sound of this name.

Karin Rank in US Top 1000

# 963 in the US

Popularity of the name Karin

• 50 Estonia 2024

Famous People Named Karin

• Karin Dreijer Andersson aka Fever Ray Swedish singer,songwriter
• Karin Slaughter American novelist
• Karin Knapp Italian tennis player
• Karin Kschwendt Austrian tennis player
• Karin von Aroldingen German,American ballerina
• kaRIN singer of American electronic music duo Collide
• Karin Krog Norwegian jazz singer
• Julia Karin Ormond English actress
• Karin Amanda Bergman Hollingby Matsson (Amanda Bergman/Idiot Wind/Hajen/Jaw Lesson) Swedish musician and songwriter
• Karin Miyamoto Japanese pop singer and member of Juice=Juice

The name Karin in Pop Culture

• "Kamichama Karin " anime series and main character
• Karin Lindstrom character in film "Lars and the Real Girl"
• Karin Kinsella character in film "Field of Dreams"
• Karin character in anime "Naruto"
• Karin Maaka main character in anime "Karin/Chibi Vampire"
• Karin Kurosaki character in anime "Bleach"
• Karin Kanzuki character in the Street Fighter video game series
• Karin Aoi character in manga/anime "DNA²"