Karina is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “dear.” Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. In 2024 it was given to 363 girls in the United States.
Karina belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “dear” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Katarina.
In the United States, Karina first appears in Social Security records in 1956. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #108 in 1996, and in 2024 363 babies received the name — 61,097 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Karina means “dear” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Karina is a girl name. In 2024, 363 babies received the name in the US.
Karina comes from the Spanish tradition. It is also spelled Katarina.
Karina first appears in US records in 1956. Its best-ever ranking was #108 in 1996, and 363 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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