Given name
Karlina
“a small, strong woman”
Karlina is a variant of Karla. In German use, Karla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karlina is a variant of Karla. In German use, Karla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karlina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 328
- 0 boys · 328 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,076 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,076 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 374 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.
Karlina’s family of names
Karlina has a related form in Karla.
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.
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