Baby name

Karin

Girl

Origin of the name

Karin is a Scandinavian form of Katherine.

Classic name

Karin peaked in 1970, when 1 baby in 3,431 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 114 of the 146 years since 1880. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 31% of all babies named Karin since 1880 were born in the 1960s.

28,532births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 278rank at its peak, in 1970

Where babies named Karin are born

1970

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The darker the blue, the more common Karin is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Karin is most common in Minnesota (2.7 times), Washington (2.2) and Connecticut (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Karen 987,989
Karina 61,464
Kari 59,696
Karyn 14,135
Karis 6,744
Karon 6,208

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