Carina
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Carina
Carina is a pretty delicately feminine name whose fall from popularity is not helped by its similarity to hurricane name Katrina or slang victim Karen.
Carina is also given to boys.
Pronounced kuh-REE-nuh.
As of October 2026, Carina ranked #1572 for girls in US births in 2025 and #9058 for boys in US births in 1995 SSA, peaked at #383 for girls in 1995 and #5907 for boys in 1990.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,026 | 254 | 142.2 |
| 2015 | #1,064 | 248 | 138.9 |
| 2016 | #1,064 | 245 | 138.3 |
| 2017 | #1,076 | 236 | 136.7 |
| 2018 | #1,075 | 236 | 138.7 |
| 2019 | #1,061 | 239 | 142.4 |
| 2020 | #1,347 | 163 | 100.8 |
| 2021 | #1,328 | 169 | 103 |
| 2022 | #1,381 | 166 | 101.2 |
| 2023 | #1,425 | 156 | 97.2 |
| 2024 | #1,479 | 147 | 90.7 |
| 2025 | #1,572 | 134 | 83.4 |
World rankings
Carina for girls
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Carina on lists
Famous Carinas
- Carina Lau (KarGirl
ling), Hong Kong actress
- Carina WitthöftGirl
German tennis player
- Carina Marguerite BenningaGirl
Dutch Olympic field hockey player
- Carina PerssonGirl
Swedish model
- Carina Rose Mariano (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of reality TV personalities Rob and Amber Mariano
Carina in pop culture
- Carina DeLucaGirl
character from the tv show, "Greys Anatomy"
- "CarinaGirl
" popular song written by Alberto Testa and Corrado Lojacono
- "CarinaGirl
" song by Swedish band Larz,Kristerz
- "CarinaGirl
" song by English singer James Hunter
- Carina PressGirl
romance publisher
- CarinaGirl
character in the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy"
- Carina SmythGirl
character in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" (the character was named for the constellation Carina)
- CarinaGirl
constellation in the southern sky; the name is Latin for "keel", referring to the keel of Jason's ship the Argo.
- As a Scandinavian nameGirl
Carina is ultimately a form of Katherine (being a variation of Karin, Swedish short form of Katarina)