Given name

Kareana

“one who is dear and pure”

Kareana is a variant of Karina. One Scandinavian and Russian interpretation is “one who is dear and pure.” Its derivation is not certain.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kareana is a variant of Karina. One Scandinavian and Russian interpretation is “one who is dear and pure.” Its derivation is not certain.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Kareana is a variant of Karina. Karina has been associated with Scandinavian and Russian naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kareana through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
2004
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Kareana in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Kareana’s family of names

Kareana has a related form in Karina.

Walk Kareana’s family in the name graph

KareanaKarinaKareanna

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Kareana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Karyana

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Scottish · Modern

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“one who is pure; virginal”

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Keviona

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>99% girls

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Canasia

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Kanasia

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>99% girls

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Kiyanah

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kareana’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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