Girl name Latin;Italian origin Christian tradition

Carina

kah-REE-nah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
beloved;little dear one
Language
Latin;Italian
Culture
Italian;Scandinavian
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Italian · celestial
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1479
2024 births147
Peak year1995
First appeared1914
Total US births16,360
1995 peak19141942196919972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Cari
Alternate spellings
KarinaKareena
In other languages
Karina (Russian)Karine (French)

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