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Karin

/ˈkɛɹɪn/ · 99% girls · 6 born in 2025

Karin has been given to about 28,731 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɛɹɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 25,416
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Karin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 1,051
  • Born in 20256
  • All time28,731

How popular is Karin?

Its best year was 1970, when 1,051 babies were given the name, ranking 278th. The typical living American called Karin is about 59 years old today.

Names that sound like Karin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carin0.96
  2. Marin0.85
  3. Arin0.85
  4. Carlin0.84
  5. Karyn0.82
  6. Caryn0.79
  7. Kari0.75
  8. Kaylin0.75

Middle names for Karin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Karin Anne0.81
  2. Karin Eve0.80
  3. Karin Elizabeth0.78
  4. Karin Catherine0.78
  5. Karin Josephine0.78
  6. Karin Rose0.77

Sibling names for Karin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.89
  2. Pennysister · 0.89
  3. Rockybrother · 0.88
  4. Reginasister · 0.88
  5. Chrisbrother · 0.87
  6. Wadebrother · 0.86

Where Karin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Karin Anderson0.77
    2. Karin Reyes0.72
    3. Karin Moore0.72
    4. Karin Lee0.72
    5. Karin Hall0.72
    6. Karin Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Karin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025
    6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.