Given name & surname
Carin
“little darling”
Carin is a variant of Carina. One Latin interpretation is “little darling.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carin is a variant of Carina. One Latin interpretation is “little darling.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carin is a variant of Carina. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,601
- 86 boys · 4,515 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 175 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,902 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,902 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,666 as a first name in 2020; 175 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carin’s family of names
In French usage, Carin has a conventional equivalent in the English form Karen. In Swedish usage, Carin has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Karina. In Swedish usage, Carin has a related form in Karin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Carin has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 46
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Catalinaequivalent
- Katherineequivalent
- Catherineequivalent
- Katieequivalent
- Karinaalso known as · Polish, Swedish
- Karenalso known as · English, Swedish
- Katerinaequivalent
- Katarinaequivalent
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- Catarinaequivalent
- Katiaequivalent
- Katrinaequivalent
- Katyequivalent
- Katyaequivalent
- Caterinaequivalent
- Ekaterinaequivalent
- Katharinaequivalent
- Kathrineequivalent
- Kaisaequivalent
- Catharinaequivalent
- Cathrynequivalent
- Katjaequivalent
- Kajsaequivalent
- Katriequivalent
- Katrinequivalent
- Kaarinaequivalent
- Kathieequivalent
- Katalinequivalent
- Kareenequivalent
- Carrinequivalent
- Katrineequivalent
- Cathrineequivalent
- Carynequivalent
- Katarzynaequivalent
- Catrinequivalent
- Cathieequivalent
- Catharineequivalent
- Katarínaequivalent
- Ekaterineequivalent
- Екатеринаequivalent
- Katriinaequivalent
- Chatrineequivalent
- Katriinequivalent
- Jekaterinaequivalent
- Katariinaequivalent
- Kateřinaequivalent
- Katrijnequivalent
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Carin
- Carin GöringSwedish wife of Hermann Göring1888–1931
- Carin Jennings-GabarraAmerican soccer player (born 1965)
- Carin Nilssonswimmer (1904–1999)
- Carin JämtinSwedish politicianborn 1964
- Carin ConeAmerican swimmer1940–2025
- Carin ter BeekDutch rowerborn 1970
- Carin GerhardsenSwedish authorborn 1962
- Carin StrömbergSwedish handball playerborn 1993
- Carin MannheimerSwedish author, dramatist and director (1934–2014)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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