How Many People Are Named Carin?
An estimated 3,925 people in the United States have the first name Carin. It is predominantly female (98.3%). The average bearer is 51 years old, and Carin peaked in popularity in 1970 with 175 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Carin is overwhelmingly female, 80 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
3,925
About 1 in 87,326 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.3% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1970
175 births
Total Registered
4,596
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carin
Carin is predominantly female (98.3%), though 80 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carin as a male name
Ranked #6,504 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (23 births)
Carin as a female name
Ranked #14,688 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 1970 (175 births)
Carin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carin span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,394 babies were registered. Carin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carin by Decade
How has Carin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carin by State
Birth registrations for Carin span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in North Carolina, Georgia, Connecticut. On average, about 102 Carins were registered per state.
Carin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carin
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carin?
We estimate approximately 3,925 people named Carin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 87,326 Americans share this first name.
Is Carin a common name?
Carin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,596 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carin most popular?
Carin reached peak popularity in 1970, when 175 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carin is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carin a female name?
Carin is predominantly female. 98.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carin Smith, Carin Johnson, Carin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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