How Many People Are Named Karin?
An estimated 22,570 people in the United States have the first name Karin. It is predominantly female (99.3%). The average bearer is 57 years old, and Karin peaked in popularity in 1970 with 1,051 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karin 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 Karin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Karin is overwhelmingly female, 193 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
22,570
About 1 in 15,186 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.3% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1970
1,051 births
Total Registered
28,725
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karin
Karin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 28,725 total births registered, 99.3% were female.
Karin as a male name
Ranked #9,393 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (15 births)
Karin as a female name
Ranked #8,149 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (1,051 births)
Karin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karin span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 8,796 babies were registered. Karin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karin by Decade
How has Karin 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.
Karin by State
Birth registrations for Karin span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Alaska, Mississippi, New Mexico. On average, about 512 Karins were registered per state.
Karin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karin
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karin?
We estimate approximately 22,570 people named Karin 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 15,186 Americans share this first name.
Is Karin a common name?
Karin is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28,725 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karin most popular?
Karin reached peak popularity in 1970, when 1,051 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karin is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karin a female name?
Karin is predominantly female. 99.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karin Smith, Karin Johnson, Karin 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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