Karina
Featured in baby name books
Karina is a Russian or Scandinavian name meaning “dear one.” Karina also carries the sense of purity, “pure maiden.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Karina in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Karina against each list of names.
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Dutch
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English
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Hungarian
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Romanian
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Russian
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Spanish
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Karina is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Karina in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 363 girls were named Karina, making it the #749 girls' name in the US. Since 1956, 61,464 girls have been named Karina, with the most (2,985) in 1995. It is most common, relative to births, in California, Minnesota and Kentucky.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Karina in other languages
- Karin Dutch, Estonian, Norwegian, Slovenian, Swedish
- Carina Dutch, Italian, Swedish
- Cara English, Italian
- Arina Dutch
- Karína Icelandic
- Карина Russian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Karina
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Karina, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Karina (Category 4) | 2026 | Eastern Pacific | 232 km/h |
| Tropical storm Karina | 2020 | Eastern Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Hurricane Karina (Category 1) | 2014 | Eastern Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Karina | 2008 | Eastern Pacific | 65 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Karina
There are 12 towns and villages with Karina in their name, in 6 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 4🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 4🇧🇩 Bangladesh 1🇮🇳 India 1🇳🇵 Nepal 1🇵🇰 Pakistan 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Karina | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
| Edna Karina | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Karina | Mymensingh Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Karina | Gandaki Pradesh, 🇳🇵 Nepal | – | Map |
| Karina | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Karina | Northern Province, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – | Map |
| Karina | Northern Province, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – | Map |
| Karina | Northern Province, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – | Map |
| Karina | Northern Province, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – | Map |
| Karīna Daulatpur | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Karina
There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Karina in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 1🇫🇮 Finland 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Karina | Paijat-Hame, 🇫🇮 Finland | Map |
| Lac Karina | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Karina
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Karina.
Karina Bryant
Karina LeBlanc
Karina Lombard
Karina Pasian
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Fictional characters named Karina
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Karina as a pet name
FurryName has found 13 dogs named Karina in public pet registers, making it the #4,862 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Vancouver (2), Miranda (1), Toronto (1). Karina as a dog name →
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