Given name
Carrina
“little darling”
Carrina is a variant of Carina. One Latin interpretation is “little darling.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carrina 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
Carrina 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 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carrina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 162
- 0 boys · 162 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 276 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carrina’s family of names
Carrina has a related form in Carina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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