Carina
How to say it: kuh-REE-nuh · /kəˈrinə/
From Latin 'carina' (keel of a ship); also diminutive of Cara (Italian: 'dear'). Name of a southern star constellation.
Carina was the 577th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 134 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 47% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #729 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #577 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 134 |
| Share of births | 1 in 6,670 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −47% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #729 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,735 among girls’ names, 0 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Brightest in the 1990s, Carina has grown rarer since. Now well below its high, more slipping is expected.
What goes with it
Rippling softly across three syllables, it feels gentle and luminous. Chiara sits alongside it beautifully.
Parents who love Carina also love
Nicknames
- Cari
- Rina
- Cara
Honouring a Carina in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Carina is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish.
In France: #1,735 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Carina
- Carina Vogt (born 1992)German ski jumper
- Carina Witthöft (born 1995)German tennis player
- Carina Lau (born 1965)Hong Kong actress
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