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Karin

OriginDanish variation of Katherine or Karen
Meaning"pure"

About Karin

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.

Pronounced KAR-in.

As of October 2026, Karin ranked #8149 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #276 in 1967.

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Famous Karins

  • 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

  • Karin Hils

    Brazilian actress and singer, part of girl group "Rouge"

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"

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