# Carina (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/carina/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “beloved” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 16,529 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 35 / 16,494 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 617, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Name of a fourth century martyr, feminine of Latin carinus, derivative of carus "beloved"; also a latinization of Karina and Karin (= Catherine) in northern Europe.

## What it means

Carina is grouped under love.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 230 | 1,071 |
| 2012 | 225 | 1,098 |
| 2013 | 232 | 1,068 |
| 2014 | 254 | 1,027 |
| 2015 | 248 | 1,065 |
| 2016 | 245 | 1,064 |
| 2017 | 236 | 1,076 |
| 2018 | 236 | 1,075 |
| 2019 | 239 | 1,061 |
| 2020 | 164 | 1,343 |
| 2021 | 169 | 1,328 |
| 2022 | 166 | 1,381 |
| 2023 | 156 | 1,430 |
| 2024 | 147 | 1,484 |
| 2025 | 134 | 1,572 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5 | 6,375 |
| 1990 | 8 | 5,907 |
| 1991 | 5 | 8,377 |
| 1992 | 7 | 6,757 |
| 1994 | 5 | 8,989 |
| 1995 | 5 | 9,059 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 2,025 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1,893 |
| 2013 | 11 | 2,313 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1,501 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1,865 |
| 2016 | 21 | 1,525 |
| 2017 | 25 | 1,330 |
| 2018 | 25 | 1,314 |
| 2019 | 29 | 1,153 |
| 2020 | 25 | 1,267 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1,402 |
| 2022 | 30 | 1,120 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1,410 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2,771 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2,440 |

## In other languages

- Polish: Karina
- Portuguese: Carina

## People named Carina

- Carina Wiese, German actress
- Carina Benninga, Dutch field hockey player
- Carina Wenninger, Austrian association football player
- Princess Carina, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, American model
- Carina Rosenvinge Christiansen, Danish archer
- Carina Round, British songwriter
- Carina Christensen, Danish politician
- Carina Zampini, Argentine actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.