# Karine (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/karine/  
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 | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Karyn |
| US babies named this | 1,212 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,212 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 12, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Karine.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 | 8,659 |
| 2010 | 11 | 10,112 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12,742 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10,827 |
| 2013 | 7 | 13,884 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13,795 |
| 2015 | 5 | 17,784 |
| 2017 | 5 | 17,118 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11,948 |
| 2019 | 7 | 13,098 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11,599 |
| 2021 | 5 | 16,432 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11,707 |
| 2023 | 10 | 9,950 |
| 2025 | 6 | 14,039 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | 3,795 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3,824 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4,798 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5,545 |

## People named Karine

- Karine Jean-Pierre, French-American political advisor and White House Press Secretary from 2022-2025
- Karine Vanasse, Canadian actress
- Karine Ruby, French snowboarder (1978-2009)
- Karine Kazinian, Armenian diplomat (1955–2012)
- Kariné Poghosyan, Armenian pianist
- Karine Chemla, French mathematician and historian of mathematics
- Karine Shadoyan, Armenian olympic wrestler
- Karine Teles, Brazilian actor
- Karine Laurent Philippot, French cross-country skier
- Karine Tuil, French writer
- Karine Deshayes, French opera singer
- Karen Lancaume, French pornographic film 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.