The first name Karine
A girl’s name from French.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
Borrowed from French Karine.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Karine last appeared in the official list in 2008, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 3 births (#3,795).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Karine with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Karine at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 6 girls born in the United States were named Karine, the 14,039th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1966, when 53 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Karine
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Karine Jean-PierreFrench-American political advisor and White House Press Secretary from 2022-2025
- Karine VanasseCanadian actress, born 1983
- Karine RubyFrench snowboarder (1978-2009)
- Karine KazinianArmenian diplomat (1955–2012)
- Kariné PoghosyanArmenian pianist
- Karine ChemlaFrench mathematician and historian of mathematics, born 1957
- Karine ShadoyanArmenian olympic wrestler, born 1975
- Karine TelesBrazilian actor, born 1978
- Karine Laurent PhilippotFrench cross-country skier, born 1974
- Karine TuilFrench writer, born 1972
- Karine DeshayesFrench opera singer, born 1973
- Karen LancaumeFrench pornographic film actress, 1973–2005
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Karine mean?
- Borrowed from French Karine.
- What is the origin of the name Karine?
- Borrowed from French Karine.
- How popular is the name Karine?
- In 2008, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Karine, ranking 5,545th. Its peak was 1996, with 3 births.
- Is Karine a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,212 US babies named Karine since 1880 were girls.
- When was Karine most popular?
- 1966 in the United States, when 53 babies were named Karine, its highest rank at 1,538th.
- What are other spellings of Karine?
- Karyn.