Given name
Kareena
“one who is dear and pure”
Kareena 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
Kareena 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
Kareena 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kareena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,499
- 0 boys · 1,499 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,306 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,306 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 45.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 69 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,352 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.
Kareena’s family of names
Kareena has a related form in Karina.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kareena
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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