Karine
Meaning
probably from Karin, the old Armenian name for the city of Erzurum; an Armenian feminine staple (also a French name)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Karine has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
Popularity in Brazil
74,405 people · the #408 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 2,732 · median age 26
Among people named Karine living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 859 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Karine
Most people given the name Karine in the United States were born between 1960 and 2009. The Karine you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Karine deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Karine truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Karine fits with your family’s names and surname.
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